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Civil  War 
Token 
Journal 


Spring  2009  Volume  43  Number  1 


Hew  Chicago  Storecard  Surfaces 


What  Do  You  Collect? 

Our  sales  cover  all  phases  of  Exonumia,  Civil  War,  Trade  Tokens,  Good  For 


Mirrors,  Encased,  Counterstamped  coins,  Transportation,  Military,  Brunswick 
Balke  and  other  categories  too  numerous  to  list 


always  looking  to  purchase  single  items  or  collections. 


We  are  also  looking  for  consignments  of  worthwhile  material 
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THE  CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  JOURNAL  is  produced  by  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  to  help 

stimulate  and  maintain  interest  in  the  field  of  Civil  War  token  collecting.  It  is  strictly  a 

non-profit  organization 

The  Journal  is  published  quarterly:  Spring,  Summer,  Fall  and 

Winter.  Single  copy  price  is  $3.50.  Membership  in  CWTS  is  $1 5 per  year,  payable  in 

advance  and  includes  a subscription  to  The  Journal 

CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  SOCIETY  OFFICERS 

President 

Secretary  Vice  President 

Don  Erlenkotter 

Bill  Nash 

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Past  President 

Editor 

Susan  Trask 

Alan  Bleviss 

Fred  Ball 

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Copyright  2009  Civil  War  Token  Society 

The  Inkwell  January  2009 


Happy  New  Year!  Thanks  for  all  the  greetings  and  well  wishes  sent  in 
with  your  2009  dues.  With  your  help  the  remittances  have  been  a lot  easier  to 
process  this  year.  Thank  you!  All  checks  received  so  far  are  now  on  their  way  to 
the  bank  (Finally!  Yes  I had  a few  that  got  filed  and  were  not  processed  in  a 
timely  manner.)  We  are  working  on  adding  the  member  ID  and  dues  'paid  to'  year 
on  the  mailing  labels.  I know,  that  number  on  the  label  now  is  not  your  member 
ID.  Many  have  asked  why  we  changed  your  number.  We  didn't!  It's  just  an 
anomaly  of  the  system  used  to  prepare  the  labels.  Paul  Cunningham  is  working  to 
fix  that  for  us.  Hooray  also!  The  board  has  approved  the  new  permanent 
membership  cards.  Those  are  being  ordered  and  when  ready  will  be  mailed  to 
each  of  you.  They  are  more  durable  and  look  very  professional.  Thanks  for  your 
patience.  Wishing  everyone  a satisfying  collecting  year. 


****Civil  War  Tokens  Wanted**** 

By  the  auction  manager  for  future  Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auctions,  please  contact  the  Auction  Manager  David  W.  Vroom, 
21511  Pepperberry  Trail  , Spring  Texas  77388  or  (e-mail:  cwtsdv 
@charter.net)  for  the  necessary  forms.  Sale  #146  will  exhaust  our 
current  supply  of  auction  material.  As  always  a low  selling  fee 
applies. 


Ruth  Cade 

Ruth  Cade  passed  away  on  Jan.  6.  She  had  been  in  and  out  of  the 
hospital  for  a few  weeks  before  Christmas,  had  just  moved  into  her  new 
assisted  care  apartment  after  selling  the  home  she  and  Dale  shared  for  so 
many  years.  She  was  an  amazing  lady  and  a bright  light  to  those  of  us  who 
were  touched  by  her. 

For  those  of  you  who  didn't  know  her,  Ruth  had  provided  Dale  with 
unflagging  support  during  his  many  years  of  service  with  the  CWTS.  Dale 
was  the  Society's  Secretary  from  1995  through  2006,  a frequent  contributor  to 
the  Journal,  and  a member  of  the  CWTS  Hall  of  Fame.  The  Winter  2007 
issue  of  the  Journal  was  dedicated  to  his  memory,  and  our  Service  Award  was 
renamed  for  him. 


2 Spring  2009 


Store  Card  Book  Update 


Things  are  progressing  well  with  the  long  awaited  third  edition  of  the 
store  card  book.  All  states  have  now  been  reviewed  by  at  least  two  people  each. 
This  review  consisted  of  reviewing  what  was  in  the  second  edition,  but  converted 
into  an  excel  file  by  Mark  Glazer  (which  had  to  have  been  a ton  of  work). 

The  store  card  book  committee  - Fred  Ball,  Larry  Dziubek,  Don  Erlen- 
kotter.  Ernie  Latter,  Bill  Liutje,  Steve  Tanenbaum,  and  myself  have  been  meeting 
twice  a month  working  on  issues  ranging  from  formatting  to  working  through 
additions,  deletions,  moves,  etc.  under  the  basic  definition  of  a Civil  War  store 
card  as  being  a metal  or  rubber  token  that  specifies  a merchant,  product,  or  brand, 
issued  between  1861  and  the  end  of  the  conflict  in  1865. 

No  token  that  exists  in  the  second  edition  will  be  removed  entirely  from 
the  book.  If  it  is  non-contemporary,  it  will  move  to  the  non-contemporary  sec- 
tion. Notes  will  be  left  behind  for  tokens  that  move  from  their  present  locations. 

A new  section  will  be  added  to  the  book  for  ‘wannabe’  tokens  (a  pro- 
visional name  at  this  point).  These  are  tokens  that  may  have  been  issued  during 
the  Civil  War,  but  further  evidence  is  needed  to  positively  place  them  as  either 
Civil  War  tokens  or  non-contemporary.  This  section  should  enable  future 
researchers  and  prevent  these  tokens  from  simply  being  “lost”. 

If  you  know  of  any  unlisted  varieties,  have  research  to  share,  have  any 
comments  or  suggestions,  I ask  you  to  please  contact  one  of  the  committee 
members.  My  email  and  cell  number  are  listed  below.  We  want  this  book  to  be 
as  complete  as  possible.  After  all,  it  may  be  another  35  years  before  the  4th 
edition  comes  out! 

John  Ostendorf 


CWTS  Needs  a New  Publisher! 

Paul  Cunningham  has  announced  that  he  will  “retire”  from  the  position 
of  CWTS  Publisher  no  later  than  1 January  2010,  with  the  Winter  issue  in  2009. 
Interested  parties  may  contact  Cunningham  at  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com 
or  the  CWTS  President. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  3 


Forty  Years  Ago  in  the  CWTSJ 


James  Curto  wrote  one  of  the  first  treatments  of  the  sutler  token  series 
anywhere.  Jack  Detwiler  shared  the  second  of  what  would  be  “many”  Patriotic 
Patter  columns.  Melvin  Fuld  added  another  installment  of  the  Scovill  story. 
Robert  Hailey  continued  his  reports  on  Auction  Notes. 

Thirty  Years  Ago  Sterling  Rachootin  decried  the  lack  of  CWT  exhibits 
at  coin  shows  at  different  levels  and  offered  advice  on  how  to  remedy  that 
problem!  Horatio  Speaks,  a continuing  and  provocative  column  written  by  Benj 
Fauver,  is  a never-ending  source  of  insight  into  the  hobby.  Benj  did  a separate 
article  on  “Why  Lindenmueller  Laughed.” 

Twenty  Years  Ago  William  Groom  wrote  in  “A  ‘Chance’  Find”  how 
he  came  to  “cherry-pick”  an  OH165-AT-2b  at  a flea  market.  Ken  Bauer  offers 
some  observations  in  Value  Me  As  You  Pleas  (sic).  Larkin  Wilson  described  the 
new  patriotic  467-467  Single  Die  Double  Strike.  Bob  Kraft  offered  some  insight 
into  his  long  collecting  career.  Over  700  lots  of  CWTs  were  described  in  the 
auction. 


Ten  Years  Ago  Everett  Cooper,  adds  another  great  article  to  his  credit 
in  Sutler  Tokens  at  Gettysburg.  Arthur  Farr  writes  of  More  On  The  Monitor  And 
Merrimac.  Chris  Erlenwein  researched  an  interesting  Franklin  die  and  added 
pictures  too.  An  example  of  one  of  the  die  strikes  on  an  early  coin,  possibly  by 
this  die,  appeared  in  auction  late  in  2008. 


Report  on  Auction  #145 


This  offering  of  200  lots  attracted  60  bidders  who  submitted  987  bids. 
The  bidder  success  rate  was  73%.  Gross  sales  were  a bit  over  $5800.00.  The 
Society  should  net  approximately  $580.00  less  expenses.  In  the  popularity  derby 
win,  place  and  show  were  as  follows.  Lot  #118  (OH975K-la)  was  first  with  17 
bids.  Lot  #27  (NY95B-la),  Lot#  157  (115/115A),  and  Lot#  196  (254/434a)  tied 
for  second  with  15  bids  each  and  Lot#  198  (255/433a),  Lot#  199  (256/433a)  and 
Lot#  108  (OH910A-la)  tied  for  third  with  13  bids  each. 

Respectfully  Submitted, 

David  W.  Vroom 
CWTS  Auction  Manager 


4 Spring  2009 


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Email  Contacts 

President-Alan  Bleviss  njshadow@garden.net 
Past  President-Mark  Glazer  glazermt@aol.com 
Secretary-Bill  Nash  bnash@uia.net 
Treasurer-Susan  Trask  susantrask@mindspring.com 
Editor-Fred  Ball  OhioCWTS@wowway.com 
Board  of  Governors: 

Larry  Dziubek  lcdziubek@zoominternet.net 

Don  Erlenkotter  derlenko@  anderson.ucla.edu 

Mark  Jervis  angel1@vcn.com 

Tom  Norris  tentommy2@yahoo.com 

Tom  Reed  stksnbnds@verizon.net 

David  Vogan  dvogan@swbell.net 

Publisher-Paul  Cunningham  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com 

Publicity-Cindy  Wibker  cwibker@aoI.com 

Auction  Manager-David  Vroom  cwtsdv@charter.net 

Internet  Manager-Ernie  Latter  ernster4@aol.com 

Legal  Counsel-David  Gladfelter  dgladfelter@comcast.net 

Librarian-Don  Shawhan  laurieloushoes@milwpc.com 

Book  Managpr.jud  Petrie  exonumist@aol.com 


Civil  War  Token  Society  5 


HOW  TO  COLLECT  CIVIL  WAR  TOKENS 


Sterling  A.  Rachootin 

There  is  no  official  way  to  collect  Civil  War  tokens.  Whatever  turns  you 
on  or  gives  you  pleasure  is  the  way  you  collect.  I knew  a collector  who  amassed  a 
large  collection  of  uncirculated  Civil  War  tokens  and  he  could  not  organize  his 
collection,  while  another,  who  had  fun  collecting  culls,  holed  tokens,  mutilated 
tokens,  badly  worn  ones,  etc.  He  had  no  worries  about  completion. 

It  is  true  that  most  collectors  zero  in  on  the  word  “completion”  and  you 
see  it  clearly  with  our  Whitman  penny  and  nickel  books.  Even  these  books  can’t 
agree  on  what  is  complete. 

Where  does  a cent  belong  struck  over  a dime?  You  can  find  completion 
with  one  token  if  you  collect  by  states  and  you  own  a New  Hampshire  - that  will 
do  it.  It  will  take  two  tokens  to  complete  Kansas.  “Brownie,”  [Richard  Brown]  an 
early  President  of  the  Civil  War  Token  Society,  won  an  award  at  the  ANA  in  New 
York  City,  by  displaying  an  exhibit  having  every  issuer  of  Civil  War  tokens  from 
the  state  of  Ohio.  In  Fuld’s  store  card  book  179  pages  are  devoted  to  just  the 
issuers  of  store  cards  from  the  state  of  Ohio.  The  feat  was  deserving  of  the  award 
he  won. 


No  one  can  garner  a complete  set  of  Civil  War  tokens  for  the  following 
reasons:  Too  vast  a number  of  tokens  were  issued.  Many  are  R-lOs  and  some 
holders  of  these  tokens  refuse  to  sell  or  trade  them.  The  dies  for  some  Civil  War 
tokens  are  in  the  hands  of  collectors  and  others,  and  counterfeit  tokens  can  be 
produced.  Each  year  additional  tokens  appear  and  will  that  ever  end? 

Some  collectors  limit  their  collecting  by  just  collecting  patriotics,  others 
may  collect  store  cards,  still  others  may  collect  sutler  tokens.  I began  by  collect- 
ing patriotics,  because  I hated  television  commercials  in  sports,  so  I excluded 
store  cards.  Later  I dropped  that  foolish  notion. 


Second  2009  Dues  Notice 


Thanks  to  all  who  have  sent  in  their  dues  in  a timely  manner.  Many  of 
our  members  have  not  responded  yet  with  their  2009  remittance!  The  next  journal 
will  be  the  last  shipped  to  non-paying  members,  and  the  new  cards  will  not  be 
shipped  to  those  collectors.  Please  take  a moment  and  write  that  check  or  visit  our 
web  site  (www.cwtsociety.com)  and  use  your  PayPal  account. 


6 Spring  2009 


by  Larry  Dziubek 

Serendipity  is  when  you  accidentally  discover  a wonderful  and  unex- 
pected thing  that  might  never  have  been  found  by  normal  means.  However,  when 
you  set  out  to  locate  something  by  using  logic  and  scientific  method  and  succeed 
on  the  first  attempt,  it  can  be  just  as  gratifying.  Such  was  the  satisfaction  when  I 
set  out  to  establish  a new  Civil  War  storecard  and  ended  the  chase  by  fulfilling  all 
my  preconceived  notions. 

The  initial  concept  popped  into  my  head  when  I saw  a token  offered  on 
eBay  several  years  ago.  The  fact  that  one  side  had  a 1368  storecard  reverse  made 
my  eyes  focus  like  a laser.  This  die  is  quite  similar  to  the  reverse  of  the  US  1857  - 
1858  Flying  Eagle  cents  designed  by  James  B.  Longacre.  “ONE  CENT”  appears 
within  a frame  of  agricultural  products  including  corn,  wheat,  cotton  and  tobacco 
that  are  tied  with  a bow.  The  token  has  the  words  “BUSINESS  CARD”  enclosed 
by  a nearly  identical  frame  of  farm  goods. 

The  # 1368  die  has  been  attributed  to  Frederick  Nelson  DuBois.  He  and 
his  older  brother  Philo  operated  a silversmith  business  in  Buffalo,  New  York.  In 
October  of  1854  Frederick  moved  to  Chicago  and  established  his  own  shop  there 
making  silverware  and  agricultural  society  medals.  He  found  a need  for  small 
cent  size  advertising  tokens,  which  he  produced  and  sold  for  nine  dollars  per 
thousand.  This  die  was  almost  certainly  created  just  after  the  appearance  of  the 
new  U S.  coins  in  1857,  and  DuBois  even  issued  his  own  IL  150P-2a  card  with 
this  reverse.  He  appears  in  Chicago  city  directories  through  1861-62,  listed  the 
last  time  as  “Nelson  F.  DuBois”. 

The  other  side  of  the  potential  Civil  War  token  has  the  letters  C G A 
punched  into  the  field.  These  tiny  letters  are  only  one  millimeter  in  height,  and 
below  is  a three  millimeter  number  38  struck  in  the  center  of  the  plain  field. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  7 


There  are  no  periodsafter  the  letters,  but  the  assumption  is  that  they  were  some 
merchant’s  initials.  Several  tokens  in  the  SC  book  are  referred  to  as  “watch- 
checks”  because  many  jewelers  or  watchmakers  utilized  them  as  a way  to  label 
the  merchandise  to  be  fixed.  The  customer  received  a duplicate  numbered  token 
as  a claim  check  to  later  redeem  the  repaired  item.  Dr.  Larkin  Wilson  reported 
this  same  token  in  the  Fall  1997  Civil  War  Token  Society  Journal.  He  referred  to 
it  as  “a  maverick  merchant  token”. 

If  this  truly  was  a merchant’s  watchcheck  his  name  would  correspond  to 
the  C G A initials.  Having  studied  the  Fuld  store  card  book  for  many  years,  I 
decided  the  logical  place  to  begin  the  search  would  be  Chicago.  This  die  was  used 
more  frequently  on  Chicago  tokens  than  for  anywhere  else  in  the  geography. 
There  were  eighteen  instances  of  windy  city  shop  owners  issuing  a card  with  the 
‘Business  Card’  reverse.  The  Numismatic  Society  of  Philadelphia  published  a list 
of  tokens  in  1859  that  included  the  IL  150B,  M,  P,  T,  V,  AH,  and  AU  varieties. 
Accordingly,  these  seven  were  made  before  1859.  The  remaining  eleven  are 
somewhat  inconclusive,  but  I feel  almost  certainly  that  five  (150S,  X,  Z,  AQ,  and 
BE)  are  truly  wartime  tokens. 

I located  a friend  who  lived  in  the  area  and  instructed  her  to  go  to  the 
Chicago  History  Museum  and  search  the  city  directories  for  a watchmaker  with  a 
name  corresponding  to  the  C G A initials.  The  occupational  index  in  the  back  of 
the  book  zeroed  in  on  just  one  potential  merchant.  In  1858  the  listing  read:  A very. 
Claud.  G.. jeweler.  117  Lake,  h.  170  Monroe.  He  was  not  in  the  1859  directory.  In 
1860  the  listing  read:  A very.  Claude  G..  watches.  & c..  81  Clark,  h.  78  Jackson. 
His  listing  in  the  1862-63  directory  is  for  Claudius  G.  Avery.  Watches  & Jewelry. 
81  Clark  Street.  This  address  was  for  a multi-floor  building  housing  a diverse 
mixture  of  businesses.  In  the  listing  section  it  has  his  residence  as  233  Wabash 
Street.  In  the  1864-65  directory  there  was  no  change  in  the  business  details,  but 
he  was  now  living  at  1 1 1 Wabash  Street.  He  also  appeared  in  the  1860  census  of 
Chicago. 


A search  of  some  genealogical  sites  led  to  the  discovery  that  Avery's 
grandfather  Ebcnezer  had  an  historic  home  in  Groton,  Connecticut  where 
wounded  soldiers  received  medical  treatment  after  the  Revolutionary  Battle  of 
Groton  Heights  on  September  6,  1781.  This  dwelling  has  been  beautifully 
restored  and  furnished  by  The  Avery  Memorial  Association.  Claudius’s  father, 
also  named  Ebcnezer,  had  five  children  with  his  wife  Lydia.  Claudius  was  the 
first,  born  in  Preston,  Connecticut  on  July  27,  1823.  Susan  A.,  Elizabeth  P.,  Anna 
L.  and  another  Ebcnezer  were  born  between  1826  and  1839. 

In  the  census  of  1850  Claudius  Gilliad  Avery  shows  up  just  outside 
Battle  Creek.  Michigan  with  his  wife  Lucy  (Hobough)  Avery,  who  was  born  in 
Indiana  two  years  after  her  husband  was  born  in  Connecticut.  His  occupation  is 


8 Spring  2009 


shown  there  as  watchmaker.  In  I860  he  appears  in  the  Chicago  census  with  Lucy 
(age  32)  and  his  sisters  Susan  (32)  and  Anna  (24).  Claud,  as  he  then  was  called, 
was  located  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri  for  the  1870  census.  In  addition  to  his  wife, 
Frank  H.  Avery  was  living  there.  This  man  was  born  in  Michigan  twenty-one 
years  prior  and  appears  to  have  been  a cousin  who  is  listed  as  a watchmaker.  No 
children  of  Claudius  and  Lucy  were  found  in  any  of  my  searches.  Our  subject 
jeweler  died  on  September  24,  1875. 

Please  note  that  Claudius  does  not  appear  in  the  1859,  1861-62  or  the 
1864  Chicago  directories.  These  publications  are  not  100%  perfect  in  their 
reporting.  Avery  the  businessman  was  sporadically  in  the  Chicago  directories 
prior  to  and  during  the  heart  of  the  war  years.  Based  upon  this,  I feel  that  there  is 
a very  high  degree  of  certainty  that  this  is  the  merchant  w ho  used  this  token  in  his 
shop.  Should  w'e  include  this  as  a legitimate  Civil  War  era  card  in  the  new  Fuld 
Store  Card  book?  I feel  that  it  is  no  more  or  no  less  certain  than  any  of  the  other 
mer-  chants  who  issued  cards  with  the  1368  reverse  die.  That  final  decision  on  all 
of  the  issuers  will  be  the  determination  of  the  committee  for  the  new  book.  How- 
ever, this  study  may  make  it  easier  to  believe  that  other  merchant  uses  of  this  die 
could  be  within  the  time  frame  of  the  war,  especially  when  supported  by  directory 
evidence. 

I want  to  acknowledge  the  valued  internet  assistance  of  Donald  Erlen- 
kotter,  John  Ostendorf  and  Richard  Bottles,  Jr. 

References 

Avery,  Elroy  McKendree  and  Catherine  Hitchcock  (Tilden),  The  Groton  Avery 
Clan.  Vol.  I,  Cleveland.  1912,  pp.  269-270,  410,  412. 

Lyon,  Gary,  “Chicago’s  Merchants  and  Their  Storecards”,  The  Copperhead 
Courier.  Vol.  16,  No.  4,  (Winter  1982).  pp.6-9. 

Soeffing,  D.  Albert,  “Some  Store  Card  History”,  TAMS  Journal.  Vol.  31.  No.  3 
(June  1992),  p.97. 


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W.W.  Whitlark  and  the  Grover  & Baker  Company 


MI225CM 


William  Luitje 
luitje@acm.org 


The  MI225CM  tokens  were  made  by  Stanton  and  all  bear  his  dis- 
tinctive Indian  Head  reverse.  The  varieties  made  for  circulation  used  the 
1039,  1040  and  1042  standard  reverses.  In  addition,  some  collector  varie- 
ties were  made  with  1042  and  1047  reverses  in  several  metals.  All  varie- 
ties can  be  rated  as  scarce  or  better. 

From  the  obverse  text  it  is  pretty  clear  what  the  name  of  the  mer- 
chant was,  and  that  he  was  active  in  Detroit,  but  it  is  not  clear  what  his 
business  was.  This  is  a somewhat  unusual  situation.  Of  the  Detroit  tokens 
only  MI225BQ  (Cheap  John  Seely)  does  not  explicitly  mention  the  busi- 
ness [1]  [2],  However,  there  is  a hint,  in  that  Whitlark  was  “with  Grover  & 
Baker  S.M.  Co.".  But  what  is  an  "S.M."  company?  A search  in  an  1863 
Michigan  business  directory  [3]  finds  a listing  for  him  as  an  agent  of  Gro- 
ver & Baker  under  the  heading  of  “sewing  machines”.  This  seems  to  be  a 
case  where  the  concept  of  “metallic  business  card”  was  followed  closely 
since  there  was  no  hawking  of  a product  on  the  token,  just  a name, 
address  and  business  affiliation,  similar  to  what  would  appear  on  a paper 
business  card.  That  makes  sense;  a businessman  selling  $50  sewing 
machines  would  have  little  need  to  make  small  change  so  these  tokens 
were  undoubtedly  intended  for  use  as  advertising  giveaways.  Fisher’s 
block  was  located  adjacent  to  Campus  Martius,  a park  which  still  exists 
today  at  the  intersection  of  Woodward,  Michigan,  and  Monroe  streets  in 
downtown  Detroit. 


10  Spring  2009 


W.W.  Whitlark 


Information  about  Whitlark  is  fragmentary,  but  we  can  put  together 
enough  pieces  to  eventually  form  a portrait  of  the  man.  A biography  of  his 
brother,  Joseph  Whitlark,  appears  in  [4]  and  provides  some  basic  informa- 
tion about  the  family.  The  parents,  John  and  Abby,  were  Quakers  who 
lived  in  the  picturesque  locality  of  Sherwood  Hill,  Nottingham,  England 
before  immigrating  to  America  in  1836,  the  year  after  Abby  died.  After 
arriving  in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  John  bought  some  land  in  Ann  Arbor 
Township,  erected  a steam  powered  sawmill  there  and  began  producing 
lumber. 


It  is  probable  that  the  family  was  educated  and  well-to-do  as  evi- 
denced by  their  marriage  partners.  William’s  oldest  sister  stayed  in  Eng- 
land and  married  the  son  of  John  Edmundson,  who  invented  the  automatic 
railway  tickets  and  the  machines  to  process  them  [4].  William’s  wife, 
Angeletta,  was  the  niece  of  Kirkland  C.  Barker,  who  was  Mayor  of  Detroit 
in  1864-5  [5],  And  finally,  Joseph’s  wife  was  a descendent  of  James  Har- 
greaves, the  inventor  of  the  carding  machine  & spinning  jenny  [4]. 

William’s  middle  name  was  Wadkins,  his  mother’s  maiden  name, 
and  he  was  born  Oct  2,  1828  in  England  [5],  the  eldest  son  and  the  second 


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born.  He  began  his  working  career  by  managing  his  father’s  sawmill  in  the 
1850s.  During  this  time  period  we  also  know  that  he  traveled  or  lived  in  the 
south,  as  his  son  was  born  in  Tarboro,  North  Carolina  in  1859  [5]  and  his 
youngest  daughter  died  in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  in  1864  [6], We  don’t 
know  when  he  began  selling  sewing  machines  but  he  is  not  listed  in  the 
Detroit  city  directory  of  1860.  In  the  1863  state  business  directory,  besides 
the  sewing  machine  listing,  he  is  also  listed  as  a partner  with  his  younger 
brother,  Thomas,  in  a newspaper  distribution  business  in  Ypsilanti,  Michi- 
gan. The  1867  state  business  directory  [7]  only  lists  him  as  being  a partner 
in  a jewelry  and  music  store  in  St.  Clair,  Michigan,  which  is  35  miles  north 
of  Detroit  on  the  river  that  separates  the  United  States  and  Canada.  Gr- 
over & Baker  is  listed  at  62  Woodward  Avenue  in  Detroit  but  it  is  unclear 
whether  he  was  still  with  them  at  that  time.  In  1891  he  was  living  in  Cana- 
da and  working  as  an  agent  for  a sewing  machine  company  [4].  In  1897  he 
was  living  in  Montreal  and  working  as  a “commercial  traveler”,  i.e.  travel- 
ing salesman  [8].  By  1903  he  was  again  living  in  Ann  Arbor,  probably 
having  retired  [9], 

Whitlark  was  a long  time  member  of  the  Masons  and  several 
references  to  him  can  be  found  in  Masonic  literature.  He  was  a Grand 
Master  and  sometimes  belonged  to  more  than  one  Masonic  lodge  at  a 
time.  Considering  the  high  cost  of  a home  sewing  machine,  Whitlark 
probably  found  not  only  camaraderie  in  this  fraternal  organization  but  also 
sales  contacts.  A Masonic  book  [10]  reports  his  death  in  1912  and 
provides  the  portrait  of  him  included  in  this  article. 

Whitlark  was  not  a titan  of  industry  or  someone  who  lifted  himself 
by  his  own  bootstraps,  as  many  issuers  of  store  cards  were.  Instead  he 
was  born  into  a comfortable  life  and  managed  to  maintain  that  lifestyle 
throughout  his  career. 

Connections  with  other  Civil  War  Token  Issuers 

Whitlark  was  a member  of  Peninsular  Chapter  16  of  the  Masons  in 
Detroit  in  1864  [11].  Joseph  Godfrey  (MI225U),  Edward  Kanter  (Ml- 
225AQ),  F.P.  Mather  (MI225AX)  and  J.W.  Winckler  (MI225CO)  are  also 
listed  as  members.  It  is  quite  possible  that  one  of  these  businessmen 
introduced  Whitlark  to  the  idea  of  issuing  his  own  metallic  business  card. 
Also,  Fisher’s  Block,  the  building  where  Whitlark  had  his  office,  was  home 
to  these  other  store  card  issuers:  J.J.  Randal  (MI225BG),  Dr.  L.C.  Rose 
(MI225BL)  and  Henry  Weber  (MI225CK). 

The  Grover  & Baker  Sewing  Machine  Company 

Few  readers  of  this  article  will  have  heard  of  the  Grover  & Baker 
Sewing  Machine  Company  but  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  War  it  was  the  third 
largest  manufacturer  of  sewing  machines  in  the  United  States  [12].  Sewing 
machines  were  a new  technology  that  pushed  the  envelope  of  high  preci- 


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“The  picture  shows  an  advertisement  for  the  Grover  & Baker  Sewing  Machine  Co.  in 
Blackwood’s  Edinburgh  Magazine  of  1864  that  includes  Whitlark’s  office  in  Detroit.” 


sion  manufacturing  and  were  only  beginning  their  descent  down  the  cost 
learning  curve.  At  the  time,  a home  sewing  machine  could  cost  about  half 
a year’s  wages  for  a middle  class  worker.  The  picture,  from  an  advertise- 
ment in  Knickerbocker  Magazine  from  1861,  shows  a high  end  Grover  & 
Baker  sewing  machine  with  a full,  furniture  grade,  wooden  cabinet. 


The  Grover  & Baker  Company  was  founded  in  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts in  1852,  to  commercialize  the  inventions  of  William  O.  Grover 
and  William  E.  Baker.  While  most  of  the  early  sewing  machines,  including 
Elias  Howe’s  machines  and  those  of  his  licensees,  were  based  on  the  lock 
stitch,  Grover’s  invention  made  use  of  a “double-loop”  stitch,  which  was 
similar  to  the  double  chain  stitch  used  in  knitting.  The  advantages  of  this 
stitch  were  that  it  was  flexible  and  did  not  unravel  when  there  was  a break 
in  the  thread.  Also,  the  machine  was  constructed  to  use  thread  directly 

Civil  War  Token  Society  13 


from  a commercial  spool  for  both  the  top  and  bottom  threads,  thus  requir- 
ing no  transfer  of  the  thread  to  special  spools  and  it  used  less  thread  at  the 
end  of  seams.  Owing  to  these  advantages,  the  Grover  & Baker  machine 
quickly  became  the  most  popular  sewing  machine  during  the  mid  1850s. 
This  stitch  had  a disadvantage,  however,  in  that  the  resulting  seam  was 
bulky  and  ridge-like  and  did  not  give  the  kind  of  flat  appearance  that  peo- 
ple liked.  As  a result,  the  company’s  market  share  had  declined  to  only 
half  that  of  the  market  leader  by  the  end  of  the  Civil  War  and  had  dropped 
to  almost  zero  by  1875  when  the  company’s  assets  were  liquidated  [13]. 
The  company’s  management  had  made  the  classic  mistake  of  believing 
that  good  engineering  would  prevail  over  fashion.  The  double-loop  stitch 
lives  on,  however,  and  is  still  used  in  making  bags  and  knit  goods. 


Notes  & References 

1.  MI225I  (Fr  Behr)  does  not  have  any  text  identifying  the  business  but  it  is 

clear  from  the  pictorials  that  his  business  involved  beer  & 
bowling._Ref201 381412 

2.  John  Seely  operated  a second  hand  furniture  business. 

3.  Michigan  State  Gazetteer  and  Business  Directory  for  1863-4,  Charles  F. 

Clark,  Detroit,  1863.Ref196565663_Ref201 463701 

4.  Portrait  and  Biographical  Album  of  Washtenaw  County,  1 891 , pg  295 

5.  Syiek  Family  Genealogy,  http://freepages. genealogy. rootsweb. ancestry. 

com/~syroots/html/d0098/M 228.html,  accessed  20  April  2008. 

6.  News  item,  Ann  Arbor  Argus,  17  June  1864 

7.  Chapin's  Michigan  State  Gazetteer  and  Business  Directory,  1867,  pg 

362  Refl  96565611 

8.  Lovell’s  Montreal  Directory,  Containing  Alphabetical  and  Street 

Directories,  1897._Ref201 077769 

9.  Minutes  of  the  Ann  Arbor  City  Council  for  1 903 

10.  Transactions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  the 
State  of  Michigan,  1912,  pg  255 

1 1 . Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  the  State 
of  Michigan,  1864  pg  373 

12.  One  Hundred  Years  of  Progress  of  the  United  States,  J.  Howe,  1871, 
pages  524-530 

13.  1795-1895  One  Hundred  Years  of  American  Progress,  D.  O.  Haynes, 
1895,  pages  419-429 


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Spring  2009 


Dr.  James  W.  Phelps,  Mason,  Michigan 


Patrick  Flannery 

I was  researching  another  Civil  War  Store  card  that  I had  purchased 
when  I came  across  the  Mason,  Michigan  Store  Card.  Mason  was  a single  mer- 
chant town  with  a rating  of  a T-6+’  suggested  by  the  2002  work  by  Bryon  Kan- 
zinger  “The  Civil  War  Token  Collector’s  Guide,”  which  makes  it  scarce  and  dif- 
ficult to  locate.  I was  going  through  boxes  of  CWTs  at  the  ANA  spring  show  in 
Atlanta  in  2006  and  came  across  this  example.  The  price  was  more  than  I wanted 
to  spend,  but  I purchased  it  from  Steve  Hayden  and  I am  glad  that  I did.  It 
remains  one  of  my  favorite  pieces. 

It  sparked  interest  in  who  w'as  this  James  Phelps.  What  was  his  story?  I 
made  a trip  to  Mason,  Michigan  to  see  what  I could  uncover,  and  it  turned  out  to 
be  a very  rewarding  excursion. 


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Mason  was  — and  is  — a picturesque  community  south  of  Lansing, 
Michigan,  the  state  capital.  The  town  was  founded  in  1838  by  lumbering  inter- 
ests who  set  up  a saw  mill.  Farmers  learned  that  the  rich  land  would  grow  a wide 
variety  of  crops  and  they  also  introduced  different  varieties  of  fruit  trees  upon 
settling  in  the  area. 

Mason  grew,  and  by  the  time  of  the  American  Civil  War,  it  was  a pros- 
perous community  serving  the  interests  of  farmers,  lumbermen  and  the  townsfolk. 
Michigan’s  white  pine  forests  created  jobs  and  money,  and  Mason  was  able  to 
capitalize  on  the  bountiful  supply.  It  had  now  grown  to  include  a new  lumber 
mill,  a grist  mill  and  two  competing  hotels. 

One  of  Mason’s  civic  leaders  during  this  time  period  was  Doctor  James 
W.  Phelps.  Doctor  Phelps  immigrated  to  Mason  to  make  his  fortune  in  the  1841, 
from  the  rural  area  of  western  Wayne  County,  which  is  now  Plymouth,  Michigan. 
He  was  the  second  physician  to  practice  medicine  in  Mason.  He  was  married  to 
Mary  C.  Phelps,  and  they  lived  on  S.  Barnes  near  the  NE  corner  of  Oak  Street. 
Doctor  Phelps  and  six  other  men  from  the  town  met  and  formed  Masonic  Lodge 
#70  on  January  3,  1854. 

It  also  seems  the  good  doctor,  besides  medicine,  became  quite  active  in 
local  politics  and  also  managed  to  find  time  to  be  a merchant.  He  was  a very  ener- 
getic and  dynamic  individual.  It  seems  he  accurately  fits  the  prototype  of  the 
Horatio  Alger  type  so  common  to  the  Ninetieth  Century  American. 

It  is  his  merchant  activities  that  made  him  interesting  to  me.  In  1856, 
Doctor  Phelps  opened  a drug  and  hardware  store  with  partner  Peter  Low  called 
“Phelps  & Co.”  They  paid  Charles  F.  Clark’s  Michigan  Gazetteer  to  have  their 
business  drawn  and  placed  on  1859  Inghain-Livingston  counties  map,  and  it 
thrived. 


In  1863,  he  — like  many  other  businesses  — used  cent-sized  tokens  to 
provide  small  change  to  his  customers.  His  cards  are  rated  from  scare  to  rare.  The 
F-615A-la  rates  an  R-9  in  U.S.  Civil  War  Store  Cards  by  George  and  Melvin 
Fuld.  The  rating  is  an  equivalent  of  2-4  known.  There  are  six  known  varieties, 
three  minted  in  copper,  one  each  in  bronze,  copper  nickel  and  zinc.  All  arc  R-9, 
except  615A-2a  which  is  a rarity  5 — only  75  to  200  arc  known  to  have  existed.  I 
don’t  run  across  them  that  often,  and  the  estimate  seems  to  be  more  accurate  at 
around  75.  It  is  Mason  Michigan’s  only  known  store  card. 

The  store  card  reads  “J.W.  Phelps  & Co.  / Hardware  / Tin  & Copper 
Ware  / Drugs  & Medicines/  Mason,  Mich.”  The  obverse  has  three  varieties  of 
Miss  Liberty  in  a headdress  familiar  to  all  who  collect  Indian  head  cents. 


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MAS 


CHARLES  F.  CLARK’S 


MAS 


Perrin  & Bruen,  (.Joseph  Perrin  and  George 
F Bruen),  general  store. 

Scales  Robert,  saw  mill. 

Shepherd  Thomas,  justice  of  the  peace. 
Stati'ord  Silas,  lawyer. 

Sweetland  Harvey  A,  lumber  dealer. 

Wallace  & Jones,  (Robert  B Wallace  and  Asa 
Jones),  blacksmiths 
Young  Jacob  L,  carpenter. 


MARYSVILLE. 

A small  post  village  in  the  township  of  Port 
Huron,  St.  Clair  county,  on  the  St.  Clair 
river,  70  miles  north-east  from  Detroit,  The 
village  has  a Methodist  church,  three  general 
stores,  two  ship  yards,  two  saw  mills,  and 
several  hotels.  Population,  300.  Fare  from 
Detroit,  by  steamboat,  $1  50.  A daily  mail 
is  received.  Postmaster — Henry  A.  Caswell. 


List  of  Profession's,  Trades,  etc. 

Asbly  Alexander  F,  justice  of  the  peace. 
Bird  R S Rev,  (Methodist). 

Bunts  Mumford.  saw  mill. 

Bu  rows  B,  hotel. 

Carlton  George  N P,  general  store, 

Caswell  Ilenry  A,  general  store. 

Clark  Alexander  W,  justice  of  the  peace. 
Dupe  George,  boot  and  shoe  maker. 

Fisher  Thomas,  hotel. 

Hinton , hotel. 

Hubbard , dentist. 

Hubbard  Isaac,  ship  builder. 

McElroy  Barney,  mason. 

Merritt  J F,  physician. 

Mills  N & B,  (Nelson  and  Barney),  general 
store. 

Monk  Adam,  hotel. 

Wardell  James,  ship  builder. 

Whitcomb  S,  hotel. 

MASON. 

A township  in  the  southern  tier  of  towns 
of  Cass  county,  containing  800  inhabitants. 


MASON. 

A flourishing  incorporated  village  of  Ing- 
ham county,  of  which  it  is  the  seat  of  justice, 
beautifully  situated  in  the  centre  of  a rich 
agricultural  district,  on  the  Jackson  and 
Lansing  stage  route,  13  miles  south  from 
Lansing,  25  north  f.om  Jackson,  and  95 
west  from  Detroit,  (fare  $3  75).  The  village 
enjoys  a thriving  trade,  and  is  steadily 
increasing,  the  present  population  being 
about  500.  It  has  a weekly  newspaper,  the 
“ Ingham  Couuty  News,”  published  every 
Thursday,  by  D B.  Harrington,  at  $1  00  per 
year  ; one  church,  Methodist  Episcopal,  and 
one  masonic  Lodge.  The  village  also  con- 
tains twelve  stores,  two  hotels,  a steam  flour 


mill,  one  steam  and  one  water  saw  mill,  an 
iron  foundry,  distillery,  and  manufactory  0f 
potash.  Goods  are  shipped  from  Detroit  to 
Mason  by  the  Michigan  Central  railroad,  via 
Jackson.  A daily  mail  is  received.  Post, 
master — Peter  Liudorman 

List  of  Professions,  Trades,  etc. 

Barns  Orlando  M,  lawyer. 

Beech  J & Co,  (Jesse  and  Ira  H Beech),  iron 
foundry. 

Chase  Oscar  F Rev,  (Methodist). 

Darling  C C,  cabinet  maker. 

Davis  R H,  physician. 

Donnelly  Henry  J.  hotel. 

Dunsback  & Co,  (John  Dunsback  and  Wil- 
liam Van  Yrankan),  general  store. 

Griffin  Almira,  milliner. 

Guy  G E & Co,  (George  E Guy  and  John 
Coats  worth),  general  store. 

Hall  Robert,  cabinet  maker. 

Halsted  David  W,  physician. 

Handy  Alfred  Rev.  (Baptist). 

Harrington  David  B,  editor  and  proprietor 
“ News.” 

Helms  Luke  H,  ashery. 

Hendeison  Henry  L,  lawyer. 

Henderson  Perry,  flouring  mill  and  distillery. 
Horton  Isaac,  livery  stable. 

Hughes  Phoebe,  milliner. 

Huntington  Collins  D,  boot  and  shoe  maker 
and  dealer. 

Huntington  George,  lawyer. 

Kent  Reuben,  druggist. 

Kittridge  Hosea  Rev,  (Presbyterian). 
LINDEKMAN  PETER,  general  store. 
Northrup  Thomas,  justice  of  the  peace. 
O’Toole  Patrick  W,  physician. 

Parker  Levi  C,  blacksmith. 

Peck  David,  mason. 

Peck  Erastus,  lawyer. 

Peck  P R,  carpenter. 

Phelps  John  W,  physician. 

Phelps  J W & Co,  (John  W Phelps  and  Peter 
Low),  druggists  and  hardware. 

Polar  George  W,  boot  and  shoe  maker  and 
dealer. 

Pratt  Horatio,  lawyer. 

Rea  Charles  H,  harness  maker. 

Rhodes  Phillip,  boot  and  shoe  maker  and 
dealer. 

Rogers  Hiram  D,  hotel. 

Sackrider  Charles  H,  physician. 

Spencer  John  E,  saw  mill. 

Stanton  Edwin,  lumber  dealer. 

Steele  Amos  E,  justice  of  the  peace. 

Sweet  Martin  A,  grocer. 

Teal  W A & Co,  (Whitfield  A Teal  and  Wil- 
liam H Smith),  carriage  makers. 

True  M,  carpenter 
Tubbs  Andivw,  carpenter. 

Tubbs  William,  cooper. 

Tubbs  William  C,  cooper. 

Tyler  Jesse  J,  physician. 


I have  also  included  the  1863  directory  listing  the  occupations  for  Mas- 
on. It  is  interesting  to  see  the  trades  and  to  note  the  druggists,  the  attorney, 
cabinet  maker  and  the  rest. 

This  appealing  community  remains  prosperous  today.  Phelps’s  store, 
alas,  is  no  more.  The  current  druggist  is  Ware’s  Pharmacy,  which  dates  back  to 
the  depression  area  of  the  1930s.  I visited  Ware’s  Pharmacy  and  asked  about  the 
store  card  and  Phelps.  The  owner  was  very  helpful  in  pointing  me  to  the  right 
people.  I included  some  items  from  their  operations  in  the  1930’s  for  you  to  look 
at  from  that  bygone  era  as  well. 

The  picture  of  the  Phelps’  business  takes  us  back  to  long  ago  era  in  our 
history  and  helps  us  preserve  a connection  to  it.  The  other  photographs  of  Mason 
date  from  this  time  period  and  a bit  later. 

I was  greatly  aided  in  this  research  by  Randy  Gladstone  of  Gladstone’s 
Photo,  who  supplied  the  pictures  and  the  original  articles.  It  is  interesting  read- 
ing, and  it  turns  out  that  politics,  like  today,  were  quite  rabid  and  very  partisan.  It 
refers  to  the  Whigs  — a long  since  defunct  political  party  — and  the  Democrats 
who  are  still  with  us  today.  The  Republican  Party  under  Abraham  Lincoln  picked 
up  many  of  the  remaining  Whig  adherents.  A sketch  by  Captain  J.  P.  Cowles, 
read  at  the  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Ingham  County  Pioneer  Association  in 
May  of  1873,  recalled  some  of  this  political  strife.  He  wrote: 

“In  1844,  politics  ran  high  and  were  mingled  in  all  kinds  of 
business.  To  show  the  extent  to  which  this  was  carried,  I will 
mention  one  circumstance.  The  school  district  of  the  village  of 
Mason  elected  Dr.  J.W.  Phelps,  director.  [Phelps]... was  the  officer 
to  hire  the  teacher,  and  he  being  a Democrat,  hired  my  brother,  F.M. 
Cowles,  to  teach  the  school  five  months  at  $17  per  month.  | Peter 
Linderman,  collector]  being  a staunch  Whig,  together  with  all  the 
Whigs  in  the  district,  opposed  Phelps;  but  the  latter,  knowing  it  to 
be  on  account  of  party  feeling,  held  his  ground  and,  being  director, 
had  by  law  the  control  of  the  school  house.  He  (Phelps)  told  F.M.  to 
go  in  at  the  appointed  time  and  commence  his  school  and  board  at 
Steele’s  and  the  district  would  pay  his  bill.  The  Whig  members  of 
the  district  got  together  and  hired  J.W.  Longyear,  so  they  had  two 
schools  — one  in  the  school  house  and  the  other  in  the  court  house. 
The  first  day  F.M.  had  three  pupils  and  Longyear  five;  the  second 
day  F.M.  had  one  and  Longyear  three.  The  people  were  afraid  to 
send,  fearing  that  the  whole  school  bill  would  fall  on  those  who  sent 
pupils.  On  the  fourth  day  F.M.  had  none  and  Longyear  one.  The 
second  week  F.M.  kept  the  school  house  and  Longyear  the  court 
house.  Finally  they  saw  that  F.M  had  the  law  on  his  side,  and  a 


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meeting  was  called  to  effect  a compromise  At  this  meeting  there 
was  great  excitement.  Some  were  for  fight,  while  others  left  in 
disgust.  Finally  a compromise  was  made  by  paying  F.M.  for  full 
month  and  paying  his  board.  Two  men  from  White  Oak  stood  ready 
to  take  F.M.  with  them  to  teach  at  $18  per  month.  The  excitement 
soon  died  out  and  my  brother  was  $15  richer  by  the  operation.” 

For  a number  of  years  I lived  in  central  Michigan  and  traveled  to  Mason 
many  times  on  business  and  to  visit  friends.  It  was  for  these  reasons  that  I wrote 
this  article.  I hope  you  enjoyed  it.  My  plans  are  to  write  more  articles  about  Mich- 
igan Store  Cards. 

If  you  know  more  of  Civil  War  Mason  and  its  history,  please  share  your 
information  with  me  and  our  fellow  enthusiasts.  I w'ould  like  to  hear  from  you. 
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Stores  of  Coatsworth  & Co.  and  J.W.  Phelps  & Co.,  Mason,  Ing.  Co. 


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|Edward  Weibezahn  and  His  Rare  Store  Cards 


James  H.  Higby,  CWTS  3621 

Dixon  is  a small,  pleasant  Midwestern  town  of  16,000  residents,  the  seat 
of  Lee  County,  Illinois.  There  are  a fine  library  and  school  system,  a mayor  who 
encourages  new  business  and  light  industry,  a brand-new  city  hall,  and  two 
recently-rebuilt  bridges  across  the  Rock  River  that  divides  the  city  into  the  “north 
side”  and  the  “south  side.”  It  boasts  one  of  the  nation’s  most  esthetic  city  parks, 
acquired  from  and  named  for  the  Lowell  family.  There  are  no  tar-paper  shacks  in 
town,  but  no  palatial  estates,  either.  Reforestation  has  occurred  after  the  devast- 
ating Dutch  elm  disease  took  away  thousands  of  towering  trees  in  the  1960s,  and 
the  streets  are  lined  with  pink  petunias  in  the  summertime.  Mega-agriculture 
continues  its  slow  creep  through  the  surrounding  countryside,  taking  many  an 
ancient  farmhouse  with  it. 

The  town  was  established  on  the  south  bank  of  the  Rock  River  in  1830 
by,  and  named  after,  John  Dixon,  the  owner  of  a ferry  across  the  river.  Known  at 
first  as  Dixon’s  Ferry,  it  soon  became  known  as  Fort  Dixon,  as  it  played  a signi- 
ficant role  in  the  Black  Hawk  War.  John  Dixon  himself  was  affectionately  known 
as  “Father”  Dixon  to  the  white  citizens  and  settlers,  but  was  referred  to  as  “Na- 
Chu-Sa”  (the  white-haired  one)  by  the  Native  Americans  living  in  the  area. 


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John  Dixon’s  nickname  was  immortalized  by  the  building  of  the  Nach- 
usa  House,  completed  in  1853,  as  a significant  waypoint  halfway  between  Peoria 
to  the  south  and  the  lead  mining  town  of  Galena  to  the  northwest.  The  list  of 
luminaries  who  have  stayed  at  the  Nachusa  House  includes  Abraham  Lincoln, 
Stephen  A.  Douglas,  U.  S.  Grant,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  William  Howard  Taft, 
Jefferson  Davis,  ‘‘Boss”  Tweed,  Horace  Greeley,  and  Eugene  V.  Debs.  Now  on 
the  National  Register  of  Historic  Places,  the  Nachusa  House  remains  standing 
today,  newly  remodeled  and  serving  as  low-income  housing. 


Four  spectacular  stone  arches  were  created  in  1855,  when  the  Illinois 
Central  Railroad  was  built  through  Dixon.  By  dint  of  now  being  on  the  National 
Register,  these  arches  continue  to  span  First,  Second,  and  Third  Streets,  as  well  as 
a Union  Pacific  spur  line  near  the  river,  although  the  IC  itself  and  its  equally 
spectacular  iron  trestle  over  the  Rock  River  are  long  gone.  . 

Of  course,  today  most  people  who  hear  the  name  of  Dixon  automatically 
think  of  Ronald  Reagan,  whose  parents  moved  there  from  his  birthplace  of  Tam- 
pico, a tiny  town  30  miles  to  the  southwest.  The  Reagans  lived  in  several  dif- 
ferent Dixon  homes,  the  first  of  which  is  now  known  as  the  Ronald  Reagan  Boy- 
hood Home,  a popular  tourist  attraction.  Reagan  himself  graduated  from  North 
Dixon  High  School  in  1928  and  worked  as  a lifeguard  in  nearby  Lowell  Park, 
being  credited  with  saving  77  lives  during  his  tenure  there. 


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Soon  after  their  wedding  day  in  their  home  province  of  Hesse-Cassel, 
Edward  Carl  Heinrich  Wcibezahn  and  his  new  bride  Mathildc  left  Germany  in 
1851.  They  spent  five  years  in  Akron,  Ohio,  where  Edward  learned  the  grain 
milling  trade  under  Ferdinand  Schumakcr,  a man  whom  he  would  always  con- 
sider his  life  mentor  From  there  they  moved  west  to  Kankakee,  Illinois,  where 
they  lived  for  seven  years.  Their  final  move  was  to  Dixon,  Illinois  in  July  of 


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1863,  where  they  found  an  already-thriving  town.  Edward  immediately  estab- 
lished a grocery  and  dry  goods  business  on  Main  Street.  Shortly  thereafter  he  saw 
the  desirability  of  ordering  and  circulating  some  metal  tokens,  or  “store  cards”  as 
they  are  called  in  the  field  of  American  numismatics,  both  to  advertise  his  busi- 
ness and  to  help  make  change  in  a time  of  widespread  hoarding  of  Federal  coins. 

It  is  significant  that  Weibezahn  did  not  arrive  in  Dixon  until  1863,  when 
he  was  50  years  of  age,  yet  issued  tokens  with  that  very  date!  It  should  also  be 
obvious  that  his  tokens  could  not  have  circulated  for  very  long,  as  all  the  Civil 
War  store  cards  were  made  illegal  in  1864.  Nor  is  it  known  how  many  were 
originally  made. 


In  the  language  of  store  card  collectors,  Dixon  IL  is  a one-merchant 
town  and,  depending  on  one’s  interpretation,  perhaps  a one-token  town  as  well. 


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IL  210A  is  known  to  be  one  of  the  rarest  of  all  Civil  War  store  cards.  The 
obverse  of  IL  210A-la,  an  R-7  card  in  copper  (10  to  20  known),  advertises  the 
grocery  and  dry'  goods  business  of  Ed.  Weibezahn,  while  the  reverse  features  a 
coronet  head  with  the  word  “UNION”  and  the  date  1863.  The  reverse  of 
210A-2a,  also  in  copper,  is  dated  1861  and  shows  the  arm-and-hammer  logo  of 
Childs  Manufacturing  of  Chicago,  the  source  of  both  varieties.  At  R-9  (2  to  4 
known),  either  it  was  produced  as  a sample  of  Childs’  work  or  it  was  a piece 
made  later  in  a very  small  quantity  for  collectors.  Kanzinger  shows  n/a  for  cir- 
culated examples  of  2a. 


By  1866  the  Weibezahns  were  prosperous  enough  to  pay  $200  for  a 
modest  frame  home  on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  at  216  Crawford  Avenue.  It 
would  be  their  residence  for  the  rest  of  their  lives.  The  house  was  built  in  1860 
and  remains  standing  today. 

The  Dixon  city  directory  for  1869  indicates  that  Edward  had  recently 
taken  on  a partner  and  expanded  the  line  of  goods,  as  it  includes  a display  adver- 
tisement for  “Weibezahn  & | Theodore]  Moeller,  dealers  in  groceries,  crockery, 
nails,  dry  goods,  notions,  &c.”  According  to  the  same  directory,  both  proprietors 
lived  within  walking  distance  of  their  business,  but  it  was  not  necessarily  an  easy 


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walk,  especially  going  back  home  at  the  end  of  a long  day  at  the  store  - there  is  a 
steep  uphill  grade  going  from  Main  (now  First)  Street  to  Mr.  Weibezahn’s  home 
near  Third  Street.  Mr.  Moeller,  on  the  other  hand,  would  have  had  an  uphill 
climb  both  going  to  work  and  coming  back  home,  as  he  lived  further  south  near 
Fifth  Street,  downhill  from  Third  by  a comparable  grade. 

A similar  director}'  for  1878-79  contains  no  such  advertisement,  but  con- 
tinues to  list  the  business,  now  offering  “choice  family  groceries,  teas,  coffees, 
etc.”  from  a storefront  at  9 East  Main  Street,  now  114  E.  First  Street.  Interest- 
ingly enough,  there  also  appears  for  the  first  time  an  entry  for  one  Wm.  E.  Wei- 
bezahn  & Co.,  grocers,  at  42  W.  Main  Street,  now  221  W.  First  Street.  Also  an 
immigrant  from  Germany,  William  was  a nephew  of  Edward. 

While  working  with  Schumaker  in  Akron,  Edward  had  become  familiar 
with  the  production  of  processed,  ready-to-eat  cereal  grains,  a fledgling  industry 
that  had  gotten  its  start  there  some  years  before.  As  a result,  during  the  heyday  of 
his  Dixon  grocery  business,  he  made  sure  that  the  local  population  was  educated 
about  processed  products  such  as  oatmeal.  In  1873  he  made  a trip  back  to  Ger- 
many and  found  his  former  countrymen  to  have  no  knowledge  of  such  things.  To 
rectify  the  situation,  he  arranged  for  some  Quaker  Oats  to  be  shipped  in  bulk  from 
Akron  to  Fischbeck  in  Hesse-Cassel,  where  he  parceled  them  out  to  his  family 
and  friends.  This  made  such  an  impression  on  the  locals  that  some  Fischbeckian 
entrepreneurs  formed  a company  to  import  and  repackage  hundreds  of  barrels  of 
oatmeal,  which  would  come  to  be  sold  all  over  a now-unified  Germany. 

In  October  of  1888  the  Weibezahns  deeded  their  residence,  now  mone- 
tized at  $1500,  to  their  daughter,  also  named  Mathilde,  who  had  been  born  to 
them  while  they  were  still  in  Kankakee.  Three  months  later  she  would  be  mar- 
ried in  the  family  home  to  David  S.  Horton,  a successful  Dixon  druggist.  Accord- 
ing to  the  wedding  announcement  “the  impressive  ceremony  was  performed  in 
the  presence  only  of  relatives  and  a few  select  friends,  and  all  attempts  at  osten- 
tatious display  were  studiously  avoided,  in  which  was  manifest  the  good  taste  of 
the  contracting  parties.”  For  the  next  two  decades  the  Hortons  and  the  Weibe- 
zahns would  share  the  Crawford  Avenue  home. 

When  Edward  retired  on  March  1,  1889,  still  spry  at  age  76,  his  erst- 
while partner,  Mr.  Moeller,  became  the  sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  keeping  it 
running  under  his  own  name  until  his  own  retirement  in  1897.  Edward  and 
Mathilde  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  anniversary  on  Monday,  April  29, 
1901.  On  the  occasion  of  Edward’s  92nd  birthday  in  1905,  a Telegraph  column- 
ist remarked  that  there  were  a surprising  number  of  octo-  and  nonagenarians 
living  in  Mr.  Weibezahn’s  Crawford  Avenue  neighborhood,  who  nevertheless 
“enjoy  good  health  and  a mental  activity  unusual  to  those  of  advanced  age.” 


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The  same  year  that  Edward  retired,  a family  named  Walgreen  moved  to 
Dixon  from  Galesburg  IL,  bringing  with  them  their  athletically-inclined  16-year- 
old  son  Charles.  The  younger  Walgreen  took  a job  in  one  of  the  many  shoe 
factories  in  town,  but  almost  immediately  got  part  of  a finger  cut  off  in  one  of  the 
machines.  Not  only  did  his  sports  career  end  abruptly,  but  he  was  forced  to  seek 
employment  somewhere  else  that  would  not  require  manual  dexterity.  Charles 
was  hired  by  the  abovementioned  Mr.  Horton,  now  son-in-law  of  the  Weibezahns, 
as  an  apprentice  pharmacist,  a position  that  the  younger  man  thoroughly 
despised. 


Feeling  that  he  was  destined  for  greater  things,  after  eighteen  months  he 
left  Horton’s  to  study  and  become  a registered  pharmacist  on  his  own,  eventually 
to  purchase  the  Chicago  pharmacy  where  he  was  employed,  to  rename  it  Wal- 
green’s Drugstore,  and  thereby  to  found  the  chain  which  now  comprises  several 
thousand  stores.  Later  in  life  Charles  R.  Walgreen  and  his  wife  Myrtle  would 
purchase  an  estate  adjacent  to  Lowell  Park  along  the  Rock  River  above  Dixon  and 
make  it  their  summer  home  and  favorite  place  to  retreat.  The  author  and  his 
then-fiancee  were  fortunate  to  attend  some  of  the  last  open  houses  offered  at 
Hazelwood  Estate  by  Mrs.  Walgreen  in  the  mid-1960s. 

By  the  age  of  ninety-four  Edward  Weibezahn’s  health  had  taken  a turn 
for  the  worse  and  he  passed  on  March  7,  1907,  leaving  behind  his  widow  and 
three  married  daughters.  The  headline  above  his  obituary  reads,  “Pioneer 
Merchant  Joins  Great  Majority.”  Within  the  text  we  learn  that  “Friends,  their 
number  limited  only  by  his  circle  of  acquaintances,  will  pay  tribute  to  the  many 
lovable  characteristics  of  the  aged  man,  and  will  condol  [sic]  with  the  family  in 
their  bereavement.” 

When  one  enters  Oakwood  Cemetery,  located  not  far  from  where  Weibc- 
zahn  lived,  the  first  monument  encountered  is  that  of  “Father”  Dixon.  One  must 
then  proceed  from  there  at  a small  angle  to  the  left  or  right.  Bearing  to  the  right 
and  heading  eastward  approximately  500  feet  on  Old  Camp  Ground  Avenue,  one 
will  find  Edward’s  burial  site.  His  headstone  lists  five  names:  Edward  Weibe- 
zahn  (1813-1907),  Mathilda  [sicj.  His  Wife  (1818-1909),  Louis  (1852-1863), 
William  (1862-1863),  and  one  Dores  Stadermann  (1812-1870).  No  surnames  are 
engraved  for  Louis  and  William.  Although  it  is  known  that  Mathildc’s  maiden 
name  was  Stadermann,  to  date  I have  not  been  able  to  determine  the  exact  rela- 
tionships of  Louis,  William,  and  Dores  to  the  Weibezahns. 

Sources: 

Alwcn’s  & Shield’s  Dixon  City  Directory.  B.  F.  Shaw  Printing  Co.,  Dixon,  111., 
1900. 

Holland’s  Dixon  City  Directory  for  1869-70,  reprinted  in  2002  by  Lee  County 
Genealogical  Society 

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Holland’s  Dixon  City  Directory  for  1878-79,  reprinted  in  2003  by  Lee  County 
Genealogical  Society 

Kanzinger,  Byron.  The  Civil  War  Token  Collectors  Guide.  Valley  Forge  PA, 
2001.  ’ 

Langan,  Greg.  Presentation  on  the  Walgreen  Family  to  the  Lee  County  Historical 
Society,  May  13,  2008 

The  Dixon  Semi-Weekly  Sun,  various  numbers 
The  Dixon  Telegraph,  various  numbers 

The  Standard  General  and  Business  Directory  of  the  City  of  Dixon,  Illinois. 
Twentieth  Century'  Directory  Company,  Dixon,  111.,  1905. 


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Thanks  to  these  individuals  for  their  assistance: 


Bob  Gibler,  historian,  Lee  County  Historical  Society 

Steve  Hayden,  token  dealer 

Betty  J.  Higby,  wife,  proofreader,  and  critic 

Kathy  Jones,  volunteer,  Lee  County  Genealogical  Society 

Ron  Marlow,  historian,  Lee  County  Historical  Society 

John  Morley,  collector  and  historian,  Lee  County  Historical  Society 

Ryan  Pate,  maintenance,  Oakwood  Cemetery 

Jud  Petrie,  correspondent,  friend,  mentor,  and  fellow  member,  Civil  War  Token 
Society 

Wendy  Ryerson,  Chief  County  Assessment  Officer,  Lee  County  IL 
Sharon  Sawyer,  clerk,  Office  of  the  Lee  County  Clerk  and  Recorder 

Special  thanks  to  Julie  Hage,  who  gave  me  access  to  her  treasure  trove  of 
documents,  photographs,  and  memorabilia  relating  to  her 
great-grandfather,  Edward  Weibezahn,  and  her  grandfather,  David  S. 
Horton. 

Related  websites  of  interest: 

Fort  Dixon 


MVMMRUKBI  SOCIETY 


WHS  S MEM  SOCIETY  (TMB) 


AR]  TOKEN  SOCIET 


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At  the  summer  convention,  left  to  right.  Rich  Mantia,  Alan  Blcviss  and  Geo.  Fuld 
28  Spring  2009 


LOCATION,  LOCATION,  LOCATION  ! 


By  William  Grewe 

The  three  most  important  words  in  real  estate  were  also  important  for 
Civil  War  store  card  merchants.  There  is  a limited  amount  of  space  on  a penny 
size  token  and  merchants  had  to  decide  what  to  list  for  their  location.  Of  the 
roughly  1,500  merchants  that  issued  store  cards,  about  100  didn’t  list  a city,  state 
or  address.  Maybe  their  town  was  so  small  or  their  business  so  big  that  they  felt  it 
wasn’t  needed.  Another  100  merchants  listed  a city  location  with  no  state  or 
address,  and  65  listed  only  an  address,  with  no  city  or  state.  The  vast  majority  of 
merchants  thought  location  was  important  enough  to  have  some  combination  of 
address,  street,  city,  and  state  on  their  tokens.  And  there  were  85  merchants  who 
listed  everything  - an  address  number,  street,  city,  and  state. 

There  were  some  merchants  that  even  listed  more  than  one  address  on 
their  tokens.  Most  of  those  tokens  listed  addresses  that  were  adjacent  to  each 
other,  using  precious  space  to  let  you  know  that  they  were  at;  132,  134,  136 
COURT  ST  / BROOKLYN  PAVILION  / BRAUN  & SHELLWORTH’S  (NY 
95A).  For  merchants  that  had  stores  across  town  it  made  sense  to  know  that  A. 
GAVRON  had  SAUSAGES  at  213  BOWERY  & 102  PITT  ST  in  NY  (NY 
630AB). 


The  die  sinker  Lanphear  in  Cincinnati  liked  using  compass  directions, 
NW,  NE,  SW,  and  SE,  for  specific  corners;  DR.  H.H.  HILL  & CO  / DEALERS  / 
IN  / DRUGS  / & / MEDICINES  / S.E.  COR  5'  & RACE  STS  / CINCINNATI, 
O (OH  165BW).  Other  die  sinkers  thought  it  sufficient  to  say  that  the  location 
was  at  an  intersection  of  two  streets;  PERKINS  HOTEL  / COR  GR  RIVER  & / 
MIDDLE  STS  / DETROIT  (MI  225BC). 


Some  merchants  told  you  what  other  business  they  were  near:  L.S. 
FREEMAN  / NEWS  DEALER  / OPPOSITE  BIDDLE  HOUSE  / DETROIT 


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MICH  (MI  225AC);  and  ALLEGHENY  VALLEY  / RAILROAD  / HOTEL  - 
OPPOSITE  / DEPOT  / PITTSBURGH  PA  (PA  765A);  and  HASKET  & CO  / 
NEXT  / DOOR  TO  / JAY  & DOLLMAN  / KOKOMO,  IND.  (IN  510B) 

Other  merchants  used  bigger  landmarks;  CITY  HOTEL  / G.  BOCK  / 
PROPRIETOR  / OSHKOSH  - reverse  - THE  NEAREST  / HOTEL  / TO  / THE 
/ STEAMBOAT  / LANDING  / FERRY  ST.  (WI  620A)  and  A.J.  COOPER  / 
LUMBER  / YARD  / EAST  WATER  ST.  / N.  OF  WALKERS  POINT  / 
BRIDGE  / MILWAUKEE  (WI  510H). 


Special  signs  could  also  be  important  location  identifiers;  BERTRAM  & 
CO  / BOOTS  & SHOES  / SIGN  / OF  THE  / MAMMOTH  / BOOT  / 
WATERTOWN  WIS.  (WI  920B)  and  R.H.  BIRGE  / DRUGS  / GROCERIES  & C 
/ SIGN  BIG  MORTAR  / MAIN  ST  / OBERLIN  O.  (OH  690A) 


For  some  merchants,  even  the  proper  address  wasn’t  specific  enough;  W 
TRELEAVEN  / GOLD.  PEN  / MAKER  / AND  / JEWELER  / 150  LAKE  ST  / 
UP.STAIRS  / CHICAGO.  ILL  (IL150BE). 

One  merchant  listed  a Post  Office  Box:  STEREOSCOPIC  / PICTURES  / 
AND  / INSTRUMENTS  / FOR  / SALE  / P.O.  BOX  2566  the  reverse  of  E G. 
SELBY  & CO.  / DEALERS  / IN  / HARDWARE  / BRYAN,  / OHIO  (OH 
lOOB-la)  and  the  obverse  of  (OH  100B-3a).  Interestingly,  this  is  the  only  post 
office  box  listed  for  a Civil  War  store  card,  and  the  number  2566  seems  high  for  a 
small  town  in  the  northwest  corner  of  Ohio.  One  might  surmise  that  a location 
with  a PO  Box  of  2566  would  have  to  be  in  a large  city  like  Cincinnati. 

As  merchants  struck  additional  tokens,  at  least  one  updated  the  location. 
In  the  first  edition  JAMES  FOSTER  JR  & CO  (OH  165AX)  was  located  at  the 
COR.  FIFTH  & RACE  STS.  But  that  must  have  been  a confusing  intersection 
because  in  a subsequent  version  he  specified  the  S.W.  COR.  5'  & RACE  - and 
he  even  did  it  using  fewer  characters! 


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Odds  and  Ends:  SMITH  & TAYLOR  / NO.  / 20  / TOY  / STORE  / 
NO.  20  / WASHINGTON  ST  INDIANAPOLIS  (IN  460S)  either  named  their 
store  after  the  location  (NO.  20  TOY  STORE)  or  said  it  twice  so  that  you 
wouldn't  forget  it  was  at  NO  20  Washington  Street. 


CHAS.  W.  STEARNS  of  CLEVELAND  OHIO  (OH  1750)  said  his 
GRINDSTONES  / FLAGGING  & BUILDING  STONES  could  be  purchased  at 
the  FOOT  OF  VINEYARD  STREET  - as  long  as  you  knew  which  foot  that 
was. 


S.E.  HUSTLER  (OH  880C)  thought  the  most  important  thing  you 
needed  to  know  was  that  he  was  located  at  BROWN’S  OLD  CORNER  / TROY 
O.  I guess  if  you  didn’t  know  what  he  was  selling,  or  where  Brown  used  to  hang 
out,  then  you  probably  shouldn’t  be  looking  for  the  Hustler. 

One  of  the  most  specific  locations  in  terms  of  time  and  place,  and  what 
was  waiting  for  you,  was  LEW  BOWMAN  / SET  A / LUNCH  AT  THE  / 
BRIGHTON  / HOTEL  / AT  10  O’CLOCK  / SUNDAY  (OH  165R)  - although 
that  sounds  more  like  brunch. 

And  the  prize  for  the  most  specific,  yet  unhelpful  location  information 
goes  to:  BODINE  & BROTHERS  who  said  that  their  ONE  CENT  was  DUE 
BEARER  IN  MDZE.  AT  COUNTER  OF  OUR  STORE  (NJ  925A). 


Reminder  to  Authors 

Please  send  all  material,  including  pictures  in  jpg  form,  to  Fred  Ball,  Editor. 


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Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auction  #146 


Terms  of  Sale  - Read  Carefully 
Closing  Date  25  March  2009 

1.  Send  Bids  to:  David  W.  Vroom,  21511  Pepperberry  Trail,  Spring,  TX  77388  or 
e-mail  cwtsdv@charter.net 

2.  Please  include  e-mail  address,  if  available,  for  notifications. 

3.  Please  include  mailing  address  and  phone  number  with  all  bids  regardless  of 
bidding  method 

4.  Members  have  attributed  all  tokens.  Lots  incorrectly  attributed  or  described 
may  be  returned  within  seven  days  of  receipt  of  lots.  Reason  for  return  must 
accompany  lots. 

5.  Bids  are  to  be  made  by  lot  number  only.  Earliest  postmark  will  decide  tie  bids 

6.  Bids  will  be  accepted  with  postmarks  dated  as  late  as  the  auction  closing  date. 

7.  Bids  of  more  than  $10.00  will  be  reduced  to  10%  over  the  second  highest 
bidder  or  to  50%  of  the  bid,  whichever  is  larger.  Bids  of  $10.00  or  less  will  not 
be  reduced 

8.  Terms  are  cash.  Lots  will  be  sent  via  U.  S.  Mail  unless  otherwise  requested. 
Bidders  will  pay  postage  and  insurance.  Payment  is  due  and  payable  upon 
receipt  of  billing.  Please  make  checks  payable  to  David  W.  Vroom. 

9.  Auction  Manager  reserves  the  right  to  withdraw  any  lot  or  to  reject  any  bid 
considered  to  be  unreasonable 

10.  All  tokens  are  copper  unless  otherwise  specified 

1 1 . Most  all  copper  CWTs  resemble  circulated  cents  in  color.  Therefore,  the  use 
of  the  adjective  “dark”  will  denote  a color  “darker”  than  customary.  Use  of  the 
term  “darkening”  will  denote  an  early  stage  of  the  coloration  process 

12.  Abbreviations  used  are  SCM-  Single  Card  Merchant,  and  SMT-  Single 
Merchant  Town 

13.  A double  grade  on  a lot  (XF/VF)  denotes  obv/rev  grading 

14.  Listings  are  per  FULD:  “U.  S.  Civil  War  Storecards”  & “Patriotic  Civil  War 
Tokens” 

15.  Prices  realized  will  be  available  after  the  close  of  the  auction  and  will  be  sent 
FREE  to  all  bidders.  Others  requesting  a prices  realized  list  please  include  a 
self-addressed,  stamped  envelope  (SASE)  with  your  request. 

16.  Please  observe  a minimum  bid  of  $5.00  per  lot  unless  otherwise  indicated  in 
parentheses  ( ) following  the  lot  description.  This  is  a general  minimum  for 


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the  auction  and  does  not  imply  the  value  of  any  lot  in  the  auction 

17.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  each  auction  closes  on  the  25th  of  the  month  that  the 
Journal  is  published  (March,  June,  September  and  December).  Please  bid 
responsibly 


Illinois 

1.  150AB-2a,  Chicago,  R8,  F, 
scratches  on  both  sides  (Minimum  Bid 
$45.00) 

2.  700 A- la,  Pontiac,  R5,  G,  dark, 
rusty  dies  (Minimum  Bid  $45.00) 

Indiana 

3.  155A-la.  Butler,  R5,  VF,  porous 
planchet?,  many  small  dings 

4.  260A-5a,  Elkhart,  R8,  VF-XF, 
Bi-State  (joint  with  Battle  Creek,  MI) 

5.  530B-la,  La  Porte,  R6,  XF/VF, 
retonmg,  small  black  spot  on  obv, 
scarce  Ind.  Primitive  (Minimum  Bid 
$140.00) 

6.  630A-3a,  Mishawaka,  R6,  F+, 
darkening,  some  verdigris  both  sides, 
very  scarce  obv-only  use,  Indiana 
Primitive  (Minimum  Bid  $65.00) 

7.  630A-4a,  Mishawaka,  R8,  VG,  a bit 
rough,  gouges  and  rim  damage  both 
sides 

8.  630A-6a,  Mishawaka,  R8,  XF, 
looks  a little  flattened,  some  gouges 
and  verdigris  on  obv 

9.  630A-lla,  Mishawaka,  R6,  VF+, 
light  bump,  rim  damage  and  gouge  on 
rev 

10.  630A-lla,  Mishawaka,  R6,  VF, 
retoning  from  old  cleaning,  small 
de-lamination  on  obv?  small  gouge  on 
obv 

11.  630A-13a,  Mishawaka,  R5,  VF, 
dark,  large  old  punch  mark 

12.  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  VF, 
darkening,  some  verdigris  (Minimum 
Bid  $40.00) 

13.  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  VF, 


darkening,  was  probably  buried,  major 
verdigris 

14.  630B-3b,  Mishawaka,  R8,  VF, 
cleaned,  rare  Childs  Variety,  small 
stains  both  sides,  area  of  pitting  on 
obv  (Minimum  Bid  $50.00) 

15.  915A-2a,  Valparaiso,  R5,  F-VF, 
retoning,  slight  rim  bump  (Minimum 
Bid  $50.00) 

16.  915A-2a,  Valparaiso,  R5,  F+, 
dark,  Indiana  Primitive,  fine  residue 
(Minimum  Bid  $50.00) 

Michigan 

17.  745C-la,  Paw  Paw,  R7,  VF,  dark, 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  Ind.  Primitive 
(Minimum  Bid  $220.00) 

New'  York 

18.  630K-9d,  NYC,  R8,  F,  rev  appears 
to  be  overstruck  by  patriotic  432, 
common  106/1133  obv 

19.  630M-13a  NYC,  R3,  F,  Broas 
Bro,  porous  planchet 

20.  630AK-la,  NYC.  R 2,  AU,  tiny  die 
crack  on  rev 

21.  630AQ-la  NYC,  Rl,  VG, 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  gouges  & 
black  spots  on  rev 

22.  630BX-lg,  NYC,  R2,  Lead,  G, 
dark 

23.  630BX-2g,  NYC,  R 2,  G,  Lead, 
dark 

24.  630BZ-la,  NYC,  R2,  MS63, 
cleaned?  minor  spots  on  both  sides, 
small  scratches  on  rev 

25.  890E-5b,  Troy,  R3,  VF,  Brass, 
tiny  rim  cud  on  obv 

26.  890E-7b,  Troy,  R4,  F,  Brass,  small 


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discolored  spot  on  rev 

27.  890E-8b,  Troy,  R6,  VF,  Brass 

28.  890E-8b,  Troy,  R6,  F,  Brass,  tiny 
black  spot  on  “R”  of  Grocers 

29.  890E-9b,  Troy,  R6,  AU,  Brass, 
tiny  rim  cuds  both  sides 

30.  890E-10b,  Troy,  R3,  MS60,  Brass, 
some  discoloration  on  rev 

31.  890E-12b,  Troy,  R4,  VF,  Brass, 
some  debris  in  letters  on  both  sides 

32.  905B-2a,  Utica,  R2,  F,  dark, 
verdigris  in  letters  on  both  sides 

33.  905C-la,  Utica,  R3,  VF,  black 
spot  and  verdigris  on  obv,  verdigris 
caked  and  some  staining  on  rev 

34.  940A-la,  Waterloo,  R3,  F, 
verdigris  on  both  sides 

35.  940A-3a,  Waterloo,  R7,  F, 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  large  scratches 
on  obv  (Minimum  Bid  $25.00) 

36.  945A-la,  Watertown,  Rl,  XF, 
dark,  minor  verdigris,  small  gauge  on 
obv,  Listed  as  3a  but  appears  to  be  a 
la — no  3a  in  the  Fuld  book. 

(Minimum  Bid  $42.00) 

37.  985A-la,  Whitehall,  Rl,  AU, 
minor  verdigris  in  letters 

38.  985A-la,  Whitehall,  Rl,  XF+, 
minor  verdigris  in  letters,  small  stain 
on  obv 

39.  995A-la,  Yonkers,  R2,  VF,  minor 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  small  cud  on 
rev 

Ohio 

40.  165DM-la,  Cincinnati,  R4,  F, 
“OB”  counterstrike  on  both  sides, 
other  damage  on  obv 

41.  190B-2a,  Columbiana,  R6,  XF, 
darkening,  early  die  crack  on  obv, 
verdigris  in  lettering  (Minimum  Bid 
$50.00) 

42.  880D-la,  Troy,  R8,  VG,  verdigris 
in  letters  on  both  sides  (Minimum  Bid 
$70.00) 


Wisconsin 

43.  300D-la,  Janesville,  R5,  F,  rim 
damage,  large  amount  of  verdigris  on 
rev,  porous  (Minimum  Bid  $75.00) 

44.  300D-la,  Janesville,  R5,  VF,  hole 
at  2 o’clock  with  rim  clip  opposite, 
verdigris  on  both  sides 

45.  510AI-la,  Milwaukee,  R3,  G, 
flattened,  rim  clip 

Patriotics 

46.  6/268a,  Rl,  AU,  trace  of  red, 
darkening 

47.  9/238a,  R9,  Brass,  VF,  dark,  rusty 
dies?  some  rim  dings  and  small  gouge 
on  rev  rim 

48.  9/405a,  R6,  F-VF,  darkening, 
minor  verdigris 

49.  9/406a,  R6,  VF,  old  scratches  on 
both  sides  (Minimum  Bid  $250.00) 

50.  9/407a,  R6,  VF,  surface  a bit 
grainy,  mottled  rev 

51.  9/407a,  R6,  VF,  very  dark 

52.  9/431,  R7,  VF,  holed  in  large 
gouge  at  1 1:30,  old  plating  looks  like 
brass 

53.  51/334,  Rl,  XF+,  cleaned 

54.  155/400a,  R4,  VF,  a bit  dark,  die 
rot  “A”,  some  verdigris  in  letters 

55.  155/43  la,  R4,  VF+,  dark  with  lots 
of  verdigris  on  both  sides 

56.  155/43 la,  R4,  F/VF,  darkening, 
some  debris  in  letters 

57.  165/400a,  R5,  F-VF,  old.  large 
deep  scars  across  both  sides 

58.  165/400a,  R5,  XF,  scratches  on 
both  sides,  small  gouges  on  obv 

59.  175/232a,  R6,  VF/XF,  tiny  black 
spots  on  obv  (Minimum  Bid  $75.00) 

60.  175/400a,  R3,  XF,  “shitting 
horse”  variety,  minor  dark  spots  and 
verdigris  on  both  sides 

61.  175/400a,  R3,  VF,  “shitting 
horse”  variety,  darkening,  lots  of 


verdigris  on  both  sides 

62.  175/401,  R5,  F+/VF,  strong  rev 
strike,  darkening  with  verdigris 

63.  175/401,  R5,  XF,  clip  at  1 o'clock, 
some  letter  damage  on  rev  (Min.  Bid 
$65) 

64.  175/40 la,  R5,  VF , dark,  old 
cleaning,  verdigris,  porous  planchct? 

65.  175/40 la,  R5,  XF,  funky  rev  as 
struck  with  series  of  short  parallel 
gouges 

66.  175/403,  R4,  XF,  12  o’clock  die 
break  or  weak  date  variation  verdigris 
on  both  sides  (Min  Bid  $60) 

67.  175/403,  R4,  UNC,  trace  of  red, 
small  area  of  verdigris,  scratches 
across  top  of  obv 

68.  175/403a,  R4,  VF.  dark,  punch 
mark  on  obv,  some  verdigris 

69.  175/403a,  R4,  F,  small  clip,  minor 
staining  on  both  sides 

70.  175C/400,  R3,  VF,  “Shitting 
Horse”,  small  black  spot  and  gouge  on 
“T”  on  rev 

71.  175C/400,  R3.  XF/VF-XF, 
“Shitting  Horse”,  rim  dings  on  rev, 
rough  surface  by  riders  head  and 


horses  tail  (Min  Bid  $50) 

72.  175C/400,  R3,  XF/AU,  “Shitting 
Horse”,  rough  surface  by  riders  head 
and  horses  tail,  2 small  surface 
abrasions  on  rev,  (see  CWTS  V37#2 
pg  6)  (Min  Bid  $75) 

73.  175E/400,  R3,  VF+,  faint  small 
spot  on  obv,  minor  verdigris  on  both 
sides 

74.  21 1/400.  R4,  VF,  nice  chocolate 
patina,  rims  dings  on  both  sides, 
debris  in  rev  letters 

75.  21  l/400a,  R4,  F,  dark  with  lots  of 
verdigris,  small  clip  at  12:30 

76.  234/43 la,  R6,  F,  weak  rev  strike, 
small  gouges  on  rev 

77.  237/423a,  Rl,  XF,  Monitor,  some 
verdigris  in  devices  on  both  sides 
(Minimum  Bid  $55.00) 

78.  238/405a,  R3,  F,  dark,  weak  rev 
strike,  porous  planchet? 

Sale  Closes  on  March  25,  2009 

End  of  Sale 
Good  Luck 


THE  GENERAL  STORE 


WANTED  TO  BUY:  890B-7,  8,  15,  28,  36,  37;  reply  to  M.  Judge,  PO  Box 
83,  Waterfield,  NY  12188. 


Collector  seeks  CWT  collections  or  singles.  Paying  retail  for 
undamaged  tokens.  Please  send  price/description  to: 
dcoin_currency@sbcglobal.net  or  Daniel  Sheffer  48465  Van  Dyke,  Suite 
109,  Shelby  Township,  Ml  48317. 

Over  30  books  on  tokens  and  paper  money  for  sale.  Send  SASE  for  list. 
George  Springer,  2427  Ninth  St.,  SW  Canton,  OH  44710.  Ph.  (330) 
456-8519. 


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Please  visit  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful  enlarged  obv/rev 
images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NY  11714-0017 


Want  to  trade:  78  back  issues  of  the  Journal  to  1991  still  in  envelopes  for 
Masonic  chapter  pennies.  Reasonable  offers  also  considered.  Thank  you. 
Farrell  Clark,  199  E.  Sanford  St.,  Glens  Falls,  NY  12801. 

Interested  in  purchasing  or  sharing  information  on  the  Wealth  of  the 
South  series  of  Patriotic  Tokens.  Leonard  Massa,  3172  N 20th  Ave,  Ray- 
mond, IL  62560. 

HELP!  Is  there  a “CWT  47/332a”  without  a die  crack?  I need  one  for  a 
“Die  Crack  Progression  Set.”  Any  condition.  Tom  Padula,  708-305-2178. 
Please  call  ifyou  have  one,  for  sale  or  not. 

Police,  Sheriff  and  Marshall  (Law  badges)  wanted.  Send  photocopy  and 
asking  price.  Sullivan,  Box  1204,  Church  St.  Sta.,  New  York,  NY  10008- 
1204 

48  Page  Fixed  Price  List  of  tokens  and  paper  Americana.  Always  CWTs 
and  related  items  included.  List  free  for  asking.  Norman  Peters,  Box  29, 
Lancaster,  NY  14086. 

New  Patriotic?  I would  like  to  purchase  or  photograph:  De  Witt  U 
1 862-8  24mm  in  copper  or  white  metal  or  ? Obv  pictures  Eagle  on  cannon 
and  inscription  "Union  League  Death  to  Traitors".  Rev  pictures  Flag  and 
inscription  "M.  C.  E.  O.  I.  L.  T.  S.  U.,  1776"  Any  information  appreciated. 
Ken  Bauer,  POB  7905,  Santa  Cruz,  CA  95061-7905. 

Wanted  to  buy:  67/372  any  metal,  overstrikes,  etc.,  welcome.  Call  or 
write  Steve  Butler,  3414  137th  St.,  Gig  Harbor,  WA  98332.  253-858-8647. 

JUST  ASKING!  Do  you  have  any  unusual  MI920  for  sale?  Let  me  know. 
Paul  Cunningham,  517-902-7072,  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com  and 
cunninghamexonumia.com 


Want  NYC/NYS  storecards.  Trade  IN630A-5a  Higgins  XF,  fabulous 
classic  hobo  nickel,  Civil  War  memorabilia.  Vincent  Contessa 
yovinny@esper.com  865-690-9429. 


Wanted:  Wl  120B  and  Wl  120Ds.  Please  send  price  and  condition.  D A. 
Weiner,  1524  Weiner  Rd.,  Columbus,  Wl  53925. 

Interesting  Fixed  Price  List.  76pp  of  tokens,  medals  and  paper  collect- 
ibles of  the  world.  Norman  Peters,  POB  29,  Lancaster,  NY  14086. 


36  Spring  2009 


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I he  Long  Beach,  California,  coin  show,  a major  production  with  major 
numismatic  auctions,  and  which  occurs  three  times  a year,  is  the  only  venue  where 
regular  meetings  ot  the  CWTS  take  place!  While  small  in  attendance  they  are  long 
on  token  talk  and  presentations.  Contact  our  secretary  or  treasurer  to  find  the  time 
and  date  tor  the  next  installment.  Note  that  four  or  more  CWTS  member-dealers 
set  up  at  that  show. 


Membership  Application  for  CWTS 


Copy  or  clip,  mail  with  check  or  money  order*  for  $15  to: 


Bill  Nash,  CWTS  Sec. 
1160  via  ixtapa 
Corona,  CA  92882 


Name 

Address 

City,  State,  Zip 

proposed  by date 

*To  join  CWTS  online  go  to  http://www.cwtsociety.com 


Buying:  Civil  War  Tokens 

Urgently  need  nice  material.  Whole  collections,  singles,  duplicates  ~ 
everything  purchased!  Special  need  for  rare  dies,  rare  die 
combinations,  rare  towns,  off-metals,  overstrikes. 

Ship  for  our  fast  check  offer.  No  one  pays  more! 

C & D Gale  Dept.  T 2404  Berwyn  Rd.  Wilmington,  DE  19810 
Phone:  (302)  478-0872  Fax:  (302)  478-6866  E-Mail:  CDGale@dol.net 


Feuchtwanger  Tokens  Wanted 

I am  collecting  and  studying  Lewis  Feuchtwanger  one-cent  and  three- 
cent  tokens  circa  1837,  classifying  them  by  die  varieties  and  die  states. 
I would  be  pleased  to  examine  any  items  sent  to  me  and  will  make  an 
attractive  (in  my  opinion)  cash  offer  for  any  that  I can  use,  and  in  any 
event  will  return  postpaid  any  that  I cannot  use,  paying  the  roundtrip 
postage. 

I seek  the  familiar  1-cent  and  3-cent  pieces  dated  1837,  store  cards  or 
anything  else  bearing  the  Feuchtwanger  name.  All  inquiries  will  be 
answered  personally  and  promptly.  Thank  you  for  your  interest! 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


ADVERTISING  INFORMATION 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING:  Free  25-word  ad  to  all 
members.  Non-members  and  members'  additional  {more 
than  one  per  issue}  ads  cost  5 cents  per  word. 

DISPLAY  ADVERTISING:  Full  page  ad  $35,  half  page  $20, 
quarter-page  $12,  eighth-page  $8.  Inside  back  cover  $40, 
outside  back  cover  $50.  Halftones  are  $6  each.  Only 
classified  or  display  advertising  pertaining  to  Civil  War 
tokens  acceptable.  Ads  run  for  four  consecutive  issues 
discounted  at  10%;  payment  with  first  insertion. 

SPECIAL  ENCLOSURES:  Members  may  enclose  a flyer 
with  any  CWTS  mailing  for  a cost  of  $50  beyond  the  cost  of 
printing.  Contact  the  publisher  for  details.  All  advertisements 
are  to  be  sent  directly  to  the  CWTS  Publisher,  Box  One, 
Tecumseh,  Ml  49286.  Call  Paul  A.  Cunningham  (517) 
902-7072. 


CWTS  VERIFICATION  SERVICE 


The  CWTS  sponsors  a verification  service.  If  you  would  like  an 
independent  opinion  regarding  a Civil  War  Token,  submit  the  following 
form  with  each  token  to: 

CWTS  Verification  Service 
Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Kingsway  Sta. 

Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 
(You  may  copy  this  form) 

Request  for  Verification 


Name  _ 
Address 


(Last) 


(First) 


CWTS  Member  Yes No 

Token  Attribution  (FULD  numbers  and  metal) 

Owner’s  Value 

From  Whom  Acquired 

Specific  Opinion  Request  (e.g. genuine?,  attribution?,  planchet  metal?, 
error?) 


PERMISSION  IS  IS  NOT  GRANTED  FOR  A TOUCHSTONE 

TEST  TO  BE  PERFORMED. 

I understand  and  acknowledge  that  any  opinion  rendered  by  the  CWTS 
Verification  Service  on  the  authenticity  or  condition  of  the  item  submitted 
herewith  represents  a considered  judgment  by  the  examiners.  Verification 
does  not,  however,  constitute  a guarantee  that  the  item  is  genuine,  and 
neither  guarantees  that  others  will  not  reach  different  conclusions.  The 
item  will  be  examined  with  nondestructive  testing  techniques  available  and 
will  be  judged  by  examiners  based  upon  information  available  to  them,  but 
no  warranties  are  expressed  or  implied  from  any  opinion  rendered  in  con- 
sequence of  this  application. 

Date 


Signature 


*CWT*Books*in*the*News* 

2nd  Edition  U.S.  Civil  War  Storecards.  (650  pages)  Reprinted  due  to 
popular  demand.  Lists  all  merchant  issuers  of  Civil  War  Tokens  by  state  and 
town.  Thousands  of  tokens  are  depicted  with  their  rarity  numbers  and 
numerous  charts  included.  A necessary  reference  for  the  Storecard  collector. 

$100.00  for  non  members  and  $ 85.00  for  members. 

5th  Edition  Patriotic  Civil  War  Tokens  (436  pages)  [2007  winner  of  the 
Numismatic  Literary  Guild's  "Extraordinary  Merit"  Award],  Completely 
revised  edition  with  more  than  120  new  entries,  36  new  dies,  updated  rarities, 
listing  changes  and  comprehensive  'Die-a-Grams'  for  determining  die  numbers. 
The  basic  reference  for  Patriotic  tokens.  $35  for  non-members  and  $30  for 
members. 

The  Civil  War  Token  Collectors  Guide  by  Kanzinger  (Price  guide  - 236 
pages)  A comprehensive  list  of  each  tokens  value  according  to  the  token's 
condition  with  a rarity  scale  on  Towns,  a separate  listing  of  the  rarest  store 
cards  and  filled  with  information,  which  gives  the  Civil  War  token  collector  an 
idea  as  to  the  value  of  his  collection  with  suggestions  and  listings  on  collecting 
by  themes.  Softcover:  $30,  Member  Price  $25;  Hard:  $37  Member  $30 

Civil  War  Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati:  by  John  Ostendorf.  This  book  is  383 
pages  long,  and  describes  the  millions  of  metallic  store  card  tokens  which 
were  produced  at  Cincinnati  for  merchants  ranging  from  New  York  to  Kansas 
and  Alabama  to  Minnesota.  The  softcover  edition  of  the  book  may  be 
purchased  from  Lulu.com  for  $25.53  plus  shipping  at  www.Lulu.com/content/ 
1281558.  The  hardcover  edition  is  available  for  $35.00  plus  shipping  at 
www.Lulu.com/content/1372848.  The  hardcover  edition  will  also  be  sold  to 
CWTS  members  from  its  bookstore  on  the  Society's  Web  site.  See  the  "Book 
Preview"  on  either  of  the  above  Web  sites  to  view  the  first  nine  pages  of  the 
book. 

Please  make  out  your  check  or  money  order  for  these  books  to  the  CWTS  and 
mail  it  to:  Jud  Petrie,  Book  Manager,  Box  10553,  Portland,  ME  04104. 
email:  exonumist@aol.com  Or,  if  you  have  a paypal  account,  you  can  go 
directly  to  the  paypal  website  at  www.paypal.com  and  make  an  electronic 
payment  ("send  money")  to  cwtpal@aol.com  Please  be  sure  to  note  in  the 
comments  that  it  is  for  the  reprinted  storecard  book  and/or  the  5th  edition 
patriotic  book. 


***More***CWTS***Books!** 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Reprints  : 

Volume  I (1967-1972)  560pp  Hardcover 
Volume  II  (1973-1976)  548pp  Hardcover 
Volume  III  (1977-1982)  724pp  Hardcover 
Volume  IV  (1983-1986)  690pp  Hardcover 
Volume  V Hardcover 
Volume  VI  Hardcover 

Each  volume:  Non-Member  Price:  $25.00  Member  $20.00 

MEMBER  SPECIALS  : 

Any  Two  Journal  Reprints:  $30.00 

Any  Three  Journal  Reprints:  $45.00 

Any  Four  Journal  Reprints:  $60.00 

Any  Five  Journal  Reprints:  $75.00 

All  Six  Journal  Reprints:  $90.00 

(Specify  volumes  needed  if  ordering  fewer  than  six.) 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Back  Issues  : 

Non-Member  Price:  $3.00  Member  Price:  $2.50 
(Please  specify  issue  numbers.) 

Any  Five  Journal  Back  Issues:  $10.00 

(NOTE:  Many  issues  are  sold  out  --  email  for  availability 
of  specific  issues.) 

All  books  can  be  purchased  on-line  at  our  web-site 
www.CWTSociety.com  or  contact: 

Jud  Petrie 

Box  1 0553  Portland,  ME  041 04 
email:  exonumist@aol.com 


WANTED 


Wealth  of  the  South  Mulings  Bolen  Tokens 
Merriam  Tokens  and  Medals 
R-8  to  R-10  CW  Store  Cards  and  Patriotics 


For  my  own  personal  reference  collection  (which  I began  in 
1955,  adding  CWT  beginning  in  1957;  in  1960  I was  a founder  of  the 
Token  and  Medal  Society).  I would  like  to  buy  especially  choice,  rare, 
and  interesting  specimens  in  all  metals.  There  are  thousands  of  CWT 
I still  need! 

In  addition,  I would  like  "go-withs"  relating  to  John  A. 
Bolen,  Joseph  Merriam,  and  any  other  Civil  War  era  die  sinker 
(Stanton,  Murdock,  Lanphear,  Bridgens,  et  aJ.)  - such  things  as 
advertisements,  scrip,  correspondence,  or  anything  else 
contemporary  to  the  1860s. 

If  you  will  describe  and  price  what  you  have,  I will  give  an 
immediate  decision  and,  if  I make  a purchase,  immediate  payment  in 
full. 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


Civil  War 

Token 

Journal 


Summer  2009  Volume  43  Number  2 


IH260A  Moves  to  Michigan 


What  Do  You  Collect? 


Our  sales  cover  all  phases  of  Exonumia,  Civil  War , Trade  Tokens , Good  For 
Mirrors,  Encased,  Counterstamped  coins,  Transportation,  Military,  Brunswick 
Balke  and  other  categories  too  numerous  to  list 


always  looking  to  purchase  single  items  or  collections. 


We  are  also  looking  for  consignments  of  worthwhile  material 
for  our  auctions. 


Our  Mail  Bid  Auctions  and  Prices  Realized  are  free  (you  can 't  beat  that  price!). 

PAUL  L.  KOPPENHAVER 


P.  O.  Box  34056  Granada  Hills,  CA  91394 

1-818-832-8068  FAX  1-818-832-8987 


PNG-LMS  TAMS-LM46  ANA-LMS47  CWTS-LMS7  CPNA-LM1  NATCA-CMtl 


THE  CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  JOURNAL  is  produced  by  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  to  help 
stimulate  and  maintain  interest  in  the  field  of  Civil  War  token  collecting.  It  is  strictly  a 
non-profit  organization.  The  Journals  published  quarterly:  Spring,  Summer,  Fall  and 
Winter  Single  copy  price  is  $3  50.  Membership  in  CWTS  is  $15  per  year,  payable  in 
advance  and  includes  a subscription  to  The  Journal 

CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  SOCIETY  OFFICERS 


President 

Don  Ertenkotter 
10616  Ranch  Rd 
CulverCity,  CA  90230-5457 
(310)815-1511 
derlenko@anderson.ucla.ed 


Secretary 

Bill  Nash 
1160  Via  Ixtapa 
Corona,  CA  92882 
(951)279-1542 
bnash@uia.net 


Vice  President 

Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Klngsway  Sta. 
Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 
(718)  339-6118 


Treasurer 

Susan  Trask 
P.O.  Box  2053 
Sisters,  OR  97759 
(909)  337-7470 
susantrask@mindspring.i 


Past  President 

Alan  Bleviss 
853  7th  Ave.  #12D 
New  York,  NY  10019 
(212)  868-6750 
njshadow@garden.net 


Editor 
Fred  Ball 
199  Glencoe  Rd. 
Columbus,  OH  43214 
(614)  267-4758 
OhioCWTS@wowway  com 


BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS 


Terry  Akers 
3316  Carrier  Ave. 
Kettering,  OH  45429-3512 
(2086-2009) 


Ernie  Latter 
P.O.  Box  26 
Sanilac,  Ml  48469 
(810)  622-9557 
(2008-2009) 

Tom  Reed 
12348  State  Rte.  34 
Bryan,  OH  43506 
(800)  472-8180 
(2000-2010) 


Larry  Dziubek 
P.O.  Box  235 

Connoquenessing,  PA  16027 
(724)  789-7372 
(2009-2010) 

Tom  Norris 
1607  Prindle  Dr. 
Belair,  MD  21012 
(410)  420-8727 
(2008-2009) 

David  Vogan 
10012  Farley  Ln. 
Overland  Park,  KS  66212 
(913)  888-6924 
(2009-2010) 


Mark  Jervis. 

1214  Willow  Brook  Ln. 
Gillette,  WY  82718 
(307)  686-1955 
(2008-2009) 

John  Ostendorf 
523  Hiwasee  Rd. 
Waxahachie,  TX  75165 
972-921-8819 
(2009-2010) 


OTHER  CWTS  OFFICERS 


PUBLICITY 

Cindy  Wibker 
cwibker@aol.com 


PUBLISHER 

Paul  A.  Cunningham 
Box  One 

Tecumseh,  Ml  49286 
(517)  902-7072 

cunninghamchips@hotmail.com 


AUCTION  MANAGER 

David  Vroom 
21511  Pepperberry  Tr. 
Spring,  TX  77388 
281-288-3870 


LEGAL  COUNSEL  VERIFICATION 

David  Gladfelter  Steve  Tanenbaum 

228  Winding  Way  P.O.  Box  297068  Klngsway  Sta. 

Moorestown,  NJ  08057  Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 

(856)  234-5593 


LIBRARIAN 

Don  Shawhan 
3324  Waldo  Blvd. 
Manitowoc,  Wl  54220 
(920)  684-8423 


COMPUTER  LIAISON 

Bill  Luitje 
2677  Wayside  Dr. 

Ann  Arbor,  Ml  48103 
(734)  769-7820 


BOOK  DISTRIBUTOR  INTERNET  COORDINATOR 

Jud  Petrie  Ernie  Latter 

Box  10553  P.O.  Box  26 

Portland,  ME  04104  Sanilac,  Ml  48469 

(207)  871-1527  (810)622-9557 


ISSUES 
Spring  No.  1 
Summer  No.  2 
Fall  No.  3 
Winter  No.  4 


PUBLICATION  DEADLINES 


ADVERTISING  & EDITORIAL  PUBLICATION  DATE 

December  10  March  1 

March  10  June  1 

June  10  September  1 

September  10  December  1 


Copyright  2009  Civil  War  Token  Society 


A CALL  FOR  NOMINATIONS 


As  you  may  or  may  not  know,  four  positions  on  our  Board 
are  up  for  election  each  year  and  as  the  Society’s  Election  Commis- 
sioner, I am  asking  for  nominations  to  fill  these  positions  for  the  next 
two  year  term  beginning  in  2010.  Members  can  nominate  themselves 
or  other  members  to  run  for  these  positions.  This  is  your  chance  to 
become  more  involved  and  contribute  to  the  Society’s  future.  Those 
running  for  election  will  have  their  names  and  a short  bio  published  in 
the  Fall  issue  of  our  Journal,  along  with  the  ballots  which  are  to  be 
returned  to  me.  Names  of  those  elected  will  be  published  in  the  Win- 
ter issue.  Board  service  is  a prerequisite  for  future  candidacy  for  the 
positions  of  President  or  Vice  President. 

As  1 have  said  many  times  before,  CWTS  is  your  organiza- 
tion, so  get  involved,  because  you  know  what  you  would  like  to  see 
done  and  if  you  don’t  let  it  be  known,  it  will  never  happen.  Please 
send  nominations  to  me  no  later  than  June  30st  at: 

Alan  Bleviss 
853  7th  Ave  #12D 
New  York,  NY  10019 


| New  CWTS  Author  Suggestions  | 

Authors  are  urged  to  use  computer  generated  material  as 
much  as  possible  when  preparing  articles  for  future  issues.  The 
author  is  requested  to  use  Microsoft  Word  compatible  data  whenever 
possible.  Do  not  format  articles!  The  author  is  also  requested  to 
send  disc  and  hard  copy  directly  to  the  publisher  and  to  the  editor. 
Original  pictures  and  artwork  are  welcomed,  when  they  are  available. 
Copies  may  be  used  if  originals  are  not  available.  All  photos  and 
original  material  will  be  returned  to  the  owner.  Your  quality  jpg  files 
are  aviable  alternatives  to  your  original  material.  Note  that  the 
author’s  or  publisher’s  permission  must  be  obtained  when  any 
copyrighted  material  is  used. 

Those  who  submit  typewritten  material  are  urged  to  use  a 
new  ribbon  when  oreoarina  material!  And  double  space  please. 


2 Summer  2009 


Book  Auction! 


The  CWTS  has  4 copies  of  our  popular  reference 
books,  signed  by  the  author,  available  at  auction.  The  starting 
bid  will  be  at  the  current  membership  purchase  price. 

1)  Patriotic  Civil  War  Tokens  - Signed  by  George  Fuld 
Opening  bid  - $30.00 

2)  U.S.  Civil  War  Store  Cards  - Signed  by  George  Fuld 
Opening  bid  - $85.00 

3)  Civil  War  Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati  - Signed  by  John 
Ostendorf  Opening  bid  - $35.00 

4)  As  last,  a second  copy 

Bids  may  be  mailed,  emailed  or  phoned  in.  Current  high  bid 
will  be  given  upon  request.  All  bids  must  be  received  by  12:00 
midnight  EDT  July  31,  2009.  Best  of  luck! 

Jud  Petrie 
PO  Box  10553 
Portland,  ME  04104 
exonumist@aol.com 
(207)  871-1527 


New  to  Civil  War  Tokens? 

Dial  up  www.cwtsociety.com  and 
see  what  we  are  about! 


Civil  War  Token  Society  3 


Have  You  Seen  Me? 


The  Store  Card  Book  Committee  needs  your  help  There 
are  a number  of  tokens  listed  in  the  second  edition  whose  existence  is 
doubtful.  Please  help  us  to  make  the  third  edition  as  accurate  as  pos- 
sible. If  you  can  confirm  the  existence  of  any  of  the  following  tokens, 
please  contact  John  Ostendorf  at  johnoste@aircanopy.net  or  (972) 
921-8819.  Thank  you. 


IL150P-la 

OH190A-3C 

WI510O-2e 

IL150AG-la 

OH290A-3a 

WI510R-lal 

IN500B-2a 

OH765A-4a 

WI510R-5a 

MI280C-lal 

OH975F-5d 

WI510U-2a 

MI370H-3a 

PA615A-lb 

WI510V-le 

MI527C-2a 

PA765P-10a 

WI510V-lf 

MI527C-2b 

PA765P-1  la 

WI620L-2a 

MI527C-3a  (Obverse 

PA765P-12a 

WI620M-2a 

has  Jonesville,  no 

PA765R-3C 

WI620P-la 

Mich.)  Reverse 

PA985A-3d  (unlisted  in 

WI620P-2b 

1 186 

the  second  edition. 

WI720A-2a 

NJ555A-lb 

1046  reverse) 

WI915A-la 

NY630U-ld 

WV890A-7a 

WI920H-la 

NY630U-ldo 

WV890A-9a 

WI920H-4d 

NY630BV-30a 

WV890A-10a 

WI920J-lb 

NY630CI-3a 

WI45A-3a 

WI920M-la 

OH74A-10a 

WI45A-4a 

WI960A-2a 

OH165E-li 

WI45A-5d 

WI960A-3a 

OH165F-li 

WI45A-6a 

OH165N-1  through  N-4 

WI55A-2a 

(please  check 

WI120D-2a 

obverse  die  closely) 

WI185A-4a 

OH165AMa-lb 

WI185A-5a 

OH165CY-41b 

WI300D-2a 

OH165CY-71a 

WI300G-2a 

OH165CY-71b 

WI410G-6a 

OH165CY-91a 

WI435A-2a 

OH165CY-9  lb 

WI460A-3j 

OH165CY-92a 

W15  lOC-ld 

OH165CY-92b 

WI5 1 OJ- 1 a 

OH  165GW-la 

W15  l()K-la 

OH165GY-23c 

WI5 10K-2a 

OH  175C-6a 

WI5 10O-2b 

OH175C-7a 

WI5 10O-2d 

4 Summer  2009 


****Civil  War  Tokens  Wanted**** 

By  the  auction  manager  for  future  Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auctions,  please  contact  the  Auction  Manager  David  W Vroom, 
21511  Pepperberry  Trail  , Spring  Texas  77388  or  (e-mail  cwtsdv 
@charter  net)  for  the  necessary  forms.  Sale  #146  will  exhaust  our 
current  supply  of  auction  material.  As  always  a low  selling  fee 
applies. 


Email  Contacts 

President  Don  Erlenkotter  derlenko@  anderson.ucla.edu 
Past  President-Alan  Bleviss  njshadow@garden.net 
Secretary-Bill  Nash  bnash@uia.net 
Treasurer-Susan  Trask  susantrask@mindspring.com 
Editor-Fred  Ball  OhioCWTS@wowway.com 
Board  of  Governors: 

Larry  Dziubek  lcdziubek@zoominternet.net 
Mark  Jervis  angel1@vcn.com 
Tom  Norris  tentommy2@yahoo.com 
John  Ostendorf  johnoste@aircanopy.net 
Tom  Reed  stksnbnds@verizon.net 
David  Vogan  dvogan@swbell.net 

Publisher-Paul  Cunningham  cunningharnchips@hotmaii.com 

Publicity-Cindy  Wibker  cwibker@aol.com 

Auction  Manager-David  Vroom  cwtsdv@charter.net 

Internet  Manager-Ernie  Latter  ernster4@aol.com 

Legal  Counsel-David  Gladfelter  dgladfelter@comcast.net 

Librarian-Don  Shawhan  laurieloushoes@milwpc.com 

Book  Manager-Jud  Petrie  exonumist@aol.com 


Civil  War  Token  Society 


President’s  Summer  Messsage 


After  six  months  as  President  of  the  CWTS,  I would  like  to 
bring  you  up  to  date  on  some  of  the  recent  developments  in  the  Soci- 
ety. It's  exciting  to  realize  that  in  less  than  a year-and-a-half  we  will 
be  at  the  150th  anniversary  of  the  1860  Presidential  election  and  the 
eve  of  the  anniversary  of  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War 

As  you  know,  John  Ostendorf  is  a new  member  of  our  Board 
of  Governors  and  also  the  energetic  Chair  of  the  Civil  War  Store 
Card  Book  Revision  Committee.  As  part  of  his  chairmanship,  John 
has  agreed  to  take  on  the  role  of  Registrar  of  CWSC  tokens.  Tradi- 
tionally this  has  been  a duty  of  the  Chair  of  this  committee,  but  the 
assignment  is  worth  reemphasizing.  The  Society  is  the  only  entity  that 
can  certify  the  status  of  Civil  War  tokens,  although  this  activity  may 
have  been  less  than  active  in  recent  years.  We  plan  to  reestablish  our 
position  here,  and  to  reduce  some  of  the  confusion  that  has  come  up 
in  this  area. 

1 have  appointed  Bill  Luitje  as  our  new  Computer  Liaison 
Officer  Bill  already  has  made  important  contributions  in  this  area  as  a 
member  of  the  Store  Card  Book  Revision  Committee,  and  we  will 
benefit  further  from  his  expertise  here. 

Finally,  I would  like  to  commend  Ernie  Latter  for  adding  a 
new  section  on  our  Web  site  that  presents  the  CWTS  Hall  of  Fame. 
Check  it  out  at  www.cwtsociety.com. 

Elsewhere  in  this  issue  there  is  an  announcement  of  the 
Annual  General  Meeting  of  the  CWTS  at  the  Los  Angeles  ANA 
World’s  Fair  of  Money  in  August  I’m  looking  forward  to  seeing 
many  of  you  there. 


Donald  Erlenkotter,  President 


| IN260A  Moves  to  Michigan"] 


William  Luitje 

Introduction 

The  text  on  the  obverse  of  the  IN260A  tokens  identifies  the  locations  of 
William  Brooks'  businesses  as  “Battle  Creek  & Elkhart”,  which  are  in  Michigan 
and  Indiana,  respectively,  and  about  80  miles  apart  as  the  crow  flics,  longer  by 
rail  When  a business  with  multiple  locations  lists  them,  the  first  is  usually  the 
most  important  so  it  is  strange  that  the  Fulds  attributed  the  token  to  Elkhart,  Indi- 
ana rather  than  Battle  Creek.  Michigan.  This  paper  will  show  that  Battle  Creek 
was  indeed  the  main  location  for  William  Brooks’  hardware  store,  although  he 
did  have  a branch  store  in  Elkhart  for  a few  years  and  hence  that  the  token  should 
be  attributed  to  Michigan.  To  do  this  it  will  tell  the  stories  of  two  very  successful 
businessmen.  William  Brooks  and  Frederick  Brooks  Pratt. 

William  Brooks 


Brooks  was  born  at  Westmoreland,  NH  on  Aug  15,  1806,  to  parents  of 
Puritan  stock  [1],  The  family  later  moved  to  Penn  Yan  in  the  Finger  Lakes  region 
of  New  York.  He  grew  up  in  a large  family  where  nine  children  lived  to  reach 
adulthood.  These  offspring  did  quite  well  in  life.  Of  Brooks'  brothers,  one  was  a 
state  senator  in  New  Hampshire,  one  a medical  doctor  and  one  a businessman. 
One  of  his  sisters  was  married  to  a professor  at  the  University  of  Alabama, 


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another  married  a store  owner,  another  married  a medical  doctor,  another  mar- 
ried the  owner  of  a construction  firm  and  the  fifth  married  a lawyer  w ho  w ent  on 
to  become  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iow'a. 


Brooks  moved  to  Niles,  Michigan  in  1838  where  he  worked  in  a store 
and  then  to  Battle  Creek  in  1843.  He  worked  in  a hardware  store  there  for  a few 
years  before  starting  his  own  hardware  business.  In  the  next  thirteen  years  lus 
business  prospered  so  much  that  lie  was  able  to  retire  in  1856  at  the  age  of  50.  He 
moved  to  Kalamazoo  but  by  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  had  moved  backed  to 
Battle  Creek  and  started  a new  hardware  business  [2],  as  well  as  a private  bank- 
ing firm  in  conjunction  with  his  son.  Frederick.  His  business  fortunes  rose  again 
and  by  1868  he  had  sold  his  hardware  store  [3],  Following  his  second  exit  from 
the  hardware  business  he  helped  found  the  First  National  Bank  of  Battle  Creek, 
serving  on  its  board  and  as  its  second  president.  He  was  also  a large  investor  in 
the  firm  of  Upton,  Brown  & Co,  which  manufactured  the  ^Michigan  Sweepstakes’ 
thresher.  At  one  point,  this  company  and  another  related  company  in  Battle  Creek 
manufactured  10%  of  all  threshers  sold  in  the  United  States  [4],  After  the  end  of 
the  Civil  War,  he  purchased  a plantation  near  Little  Rock.  Arkansas  and  spent 
winters  there  for  the  rest  of  his  life. 


He  was  involved  in  other  business  ventures  that  were  not  nearly  so 
successful.  In  1849  he  was  one  of  the  commissioners  of  the  Battle  Creek  and  Dry 
Prairie  Plank  Road  Company  when  they  petitioned  the  state  for  permission  to 
build  a plank  road  fj.  His  brother-in-law,  William  Brownell,  was  involved  in 
building  a plank  road  in  Iowa  at  about  this  tin. , [6]  but  there  is  no  evidence  that 


Brooks, 


Wholesale  arid  retail  dealer  in  heavy  and 


S1ELF  HMDWtRE, 

Stoves,  Iron,  Nails,  (Hass,  etc., 

Battle  Creek,  Michigan. 

Brooks'  advertisement  from  1860 
Michigan  State  Gazetteer 


the  Michigan  venture  ever  built  anything.  He  was  also  the  principal  of  the  Brooks 
and  Hinman  Hoe  Manufacturing  Company,  which  did  not  achieve  any  prom- 
inence. 


Politically,  he  was  a member  of  the  Barnburner  faction  of  the  Demo- 
cratic Party,  which  opposed  slavery  |7|,  in  his  youth  but  joined  the  Republican 


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Party  soon  after  its  formation.  He  was  not  extremely  active  in  politics  but  did 
sene  two  years  as  the  first  village  president  after  Battle  Creek  was  incorporated 
and  as  alderman  after  it  became  a city.  He  was  also  Tnistec  of  the  Michigan  State 
Insane  Asylum  in  the  early  1860s  |8| 

Rounding  out  the  other  details  of  his  personal  life,  we  find  that  he  mar- 
ried Louisa  Swann  of  Penn  Yan.  NY  in  1832.  They  had  a daughter  and  son  who 
died  in  young  adulthood  and  another  son,  Frederick  W.,  who  was  a partner  in  his 
father's  hardware  and  private  banking  businesses  and  later  started  his  own  hard- 
ware business  in  Minneapolis,  MN.  His  fraternal  organization  affiliation  was  with 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  [9]  He  died  of  "paralysis”  on  Aug  16, 
1880,  one  day  after  his  741^  birthday. 

Frederick  Brooks  Pratt 


Pratt  was  born  Dec  18,  1822  in  Springfield,  Vermont  [10]  to  Herbert, 
who  owned  a general  store,  and  Caroline  Brooks  Pratt,  William  Brooks’  sister. 
His  family  wanted  him  to  be  a lawyer  but  he  was  much  more  interested  in 
becoming  a businessman  and  left  home  at  the  age  of  18  to  work  in  a large  mer- 
cantile establishment  in  Boston.  He  stayed  there  5 years  and  then  left  to  work  in 
his  uncle’s  hardware  store  in  Battle  Creek.  He  worked  there  until  1852  and  then 
started  his  own  large  general  store  in  Battle  Creek  with  two  partners,  which  em- 
ployed as  many  as  50  clerks  at  its  peak.  This  venture  did  well  for  a few  years  but 
then  faltered  and  failed,  wiping  out  him  and  Ins  partners  financially.  To  recover 
from  this  disaster  he  moved  to  Elkhart,  Indiana  in  1858  where  he  entered  the 
hardware  business  with  the  aid  of  and  in  conjunction  with  his  uncle  [11].  It 
thrived  through  the  Civil  War  and  postwar  years  and  soon  he  was  able  to  buy  out 
his  uncle’s  interest. 


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The  Panic  of  1873  affected  his  principle  customers,  the  farmers  in  the 
Midwest,  particularly  severely  and  made  him  investigate  more  broadly  based 
businesses.  With  his  sons,  William  Brooks  Pratt  and  George  Byington  Pratt,  he 
started  manufacturing  buggies  and  wagons  under  the  name  F.  B.  Pratt  & Sons. 
This  business  was  even  more  successful  than  the  hardware  store,  which  they  soon 
sold  [12],  In  1882  the  company  name  was  changed  to  the  Elkhart  Buggy  Com- 
pany and  in  1888  changed  again  to  Elkhart  Carriage  and  Harness  Manufacturing 
Company.  The  company  continued  to  grow'  and  absorb  other  carriage  manu- 
facturers until  in  the  1890s  it  was  selling  carriages  from  coast  to  coast  and 
claimed  to  be  the  world’s  largest  carriage  manufacturer  selling  direct  to  the  cus- 
tomer. At  its  peak,  Elkhart  Carriage  had  500  employees  and  was  producing  50 
carriages,  buggies  and  wagons  per  day,  as  well  as  harnesses  and  saddles.  The 
firm’s  success  can  be  attributed  to  its  low  prices  due  to  selling  direct  to  the  cus- 
tomer, large  array  of  options  and  high  quality.  In  the  late  1880s  Frederick  rclircd 
from  the  business,  leaving  it  under  the  management  of  his  sons.  He  died  in  1903 
before  the  company  he  founded  had  reached  it  greatest  level  of  expansion. 


Elkhart  Carriage  main  plant  in  about  1890 


One  of  many  different  types  Pratt  1908  Auto-buggy 

of  buggy  manufactured  by 
Elkhart  Carriage 


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As  the  buggy  business  continued  to  grow  in  the  first  decade  of  the 
twentieth  century,  it  became  obvious  that  the  automobile  would  revolutionize 
transportation  What  was  not  obvious  was  what  form  the  automobile  would  take 
Accordingly  William  and  George,  being  successful  but  cautious  businessmen, 
started  manufacturing  motorized  buggies  in  1908.  This  move  allowed  them  to 
explore  the  market  using  their  existing  production  facilities  and  selling  to  their 
existing  customers  [13].  The  model  pictured  below  could  reach  a top  speed  of  30 
mph.  get  30  mpg  and  cost  only  $428. 

By  1910  they  were  ready  to  start  manufacturing  automobiles  with  the 
Pratt  nameplate,  their  first  model  being  dubbed  the  Pratt  30-35. The  Pratt  cars 
were  high  quality  automobiles  carrying  on  in  the  tradition  of  the  high  quality  car- 
nages that  Elkhart  Carriage  had  long  manufactured.  Their  body  work  was  excel- 
lent and  they  used  top  quality  engines,  transmissions,  etc.,  bought  from  other 
suppliers.  This  car  was  priced  at  $1750. 

After  a few  years,  it  became  obvious  that  the  automotive  market  was 
expanding  far  beyond  the  wealthy  and  a car  was  becoming  a necessity  for  almost 
even  family.  As  a result,  the  brothers  made  the  decision  to  enter  the  high  volume 
market.  In  order  to  pay  for  the  increased  engineering  and  production  capacity  this 
move  would  require,  they  began  selling  stock  in  the  company  to  outsiders  in  order 
to  get  the  money  to  pay  for  this  infrastructure.  Over  the  next  few  years  this  had  to 
be  repeated  several  times  and  eventually  the  brothers  were  no  longer  the  majority 
stockholders.  The  high  volume  car  was  ready  for  sale  in  the  1916  model  year 
under  the  Elcar  [14]  marques  and  was  priced  at  $795. 


Pratt  1910  Touring  Car  Elcar  1916  Roadster 

The  company  expanded  rapidly  over  the  next  few  years,  eventually 
reaching  sales  of  4000  per  year  and  survived  the  short  lived  depression  of  1920. 
However,  the  new  directors  voted  themselves  very  large  dividends  during  the 
good  years  so  the  company  remained  starved  for  cash  and  it  never  developed  a 
first  class  network  of  dealers  and  agents.  As  a result,  the  company  failed  to  reach 
a critical  mass.  Sales  declined  rapidly  after  the  mid  20s  and  the  company  went 
into  bankruptcy  in  1931. 


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The  Pratt’s’  influence  in  Elkhart  continues  to  this  day,  though  their  com- 
pany is  long  gone.  Because  of  the  infrastructure  that  grew  up  around  them  and 
the  skilled  work  force  they  developed,  Elkhart  later  became  a trailer  manufactur- 
ing center  and  today  is  the  recreational  vehicle  manufacturing  capital  of  the 
world. 

The  Token 


From  these  accounts  it  should  be  clear  that  William  Brooks  had  his  prin- 
ciple operations  in  Battle  Creek  and  that,  while  Pratt  eventually  surpassed  his 
Uncle  in  wealth  and  importance,  at  the  time  the  tokens  were  issued  he  was  defi- 
nitely the  junior  partner  in  the  relationship.  Undoubtedly,  Brooks  tokens  circu- 
lated in  both  Battle  Creek  and  Elkhart  but  since  it  is  Brooks'  name  on  them  and 
not  Pratt’s  it  is  clear  that  they  should  be  cataloged  with  Michigan  tokens.  But 
what  number  should  they  be  assigned? 

Normally  when  a new  token  is  inserted  into  the  listing  for  a city,  it  is 
inserted  after  the  token  whose  merchant  name  is  next  earlier  in  alphabetic  order 
and  given  the  code  for  that  other  merchant  with  an  ‘A’  appended  For  example. 
Charles  Busch  of  Detroit  has  token  code  MI225M  and  Campbell  and  Calnon  were 
inserted  into  the  book  after  Busch  and  before  Campbell  Linn  (MI225N)  with  the 
code  MI225MA.  However,  in  this  case.  Brooks  is  before  Collier  alphabetically 
and  hence  should  be  the  first  listing  for  Battle  Creek.  I think  that  in  this  case 
there  is  no  other  option  than  to  assign  it  the  code  MI060AA  but  list  it  before 
MI060A.  There  arc  other  instances  of  the  Fuld  code  not  matching  the  presen- 
tation order  in  the  Store  Card  book  but  people  still  seem  to  find  them. 

Recataloging  IN260A  as  MI060AA  will  lower  the  Town  Rarity  rating 
for  Battle  Creek  While  Brooks'  tokens  arc  scarce  they  arc  still  quite  a bit  com- 
moner than  those  of  the  other  three  Battle  Creek  merchants. 

There  is  one  other  interesting  point  about  Brooks’  tokens  in  that  lie  was 
one  of  only  seven  out  of  262  Michigan  merchants  who  bought  tokens  from  more 
than  one  token  manufacturer  [15|.  There  were  three  IN260A  tokens  issued  with 


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one  of  the  Childs  eagle  reverses  (1206,  1207,  1208,  all  dated  1861)  and  an  ob- 
verse that  was  obviously  created  by  Childs.  There  are  two  other  varieties  that  were 
stmek  by  Higgins  with  his  1003  and  1202  reverses,  probably  after  the  Childs  tok- 
ens judging  by  the  dates  of  the  reverses.  The  obverses  were  either  made  with 
inexpert  copies  of  the  Childs  die  or  were  inexpertly  struck  with  the  Childs  die. 
Perhaps  it  was  the  existence  of  these  Higgins  varieties  that  prompted  the  Fulds  to 
catalog  Brooks'  tokens  as  being  from  Indiana. 

Notes  & References 

I.  Brooks'  Memorial  Tribute  in  the  Battle  Creek  Journal  of  August  23,  1880. 

2 It  is  not  clear  why  he  returned  to  business  life.  Perhaps  he  was  simply  bored 
but  it  might  have  been  due  to  financial  reasons.  His  nephew's  business 
failed  in  1858  and  if  Brooks  had  money  invested  in  it  he  might  have  lost  a 
significant  part  of  his  financial  nest  egg. 

3.  His  successor  in  the  hardware  store  claimed  to  be  doing  $100,000  worth  of  bus- 

iness a year  shortly  after  he  bought  the  business,  a phenomenal  amount  of 
money  for  a store  in  a small  tow  n of  that  period. 

4.  History  of  Calhoun  County  Michigan,  Washington  Gardner,  1913,  pg  356 

5.  Acts  of  the  State  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Michigan  Passed  at  the  Annual 

Session  of  1849,  pg  1 14 

6.  History  of  Road  Legislation  in  Iowa,  John  E.  Brindley,  1919,  pg  361 

7.  http://en. Wikipedia. orgAviki/Barnburner,  retrieved  3 July  2008 

8.  Biennial  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Michigan  Asylum  for  the  Insane,  for  the 

Years  1861-1862 

9.  He  is  listed  as  Treasurer  of  the  Battle  Creek  lodge  in  Proceedings  of  the  R.W. 

Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Michigan,  1850,  pg  269 

10.  Except  where  noted,  the  information  in  this  section  comes  from  Elcar  and 

Pratt  Automobiles,  William  S.  Locke,  2000 

II.  A Twentieth  Century  History  and  Biographical  Record  of  Elkhart  County, 

Indiana.  Anthony  Deal.  Chicago,  1905,  pg  671-672 

12.  The  hardware  business  continued  in  operation  for  at  least  the  rest  of  the  19th 

century  under  the  new  owners,  Rawson  & Reynolds. 

13.  Some  of  the  early  products  were  equipped  with  shafts  so  that  a horse  could  be 

harnessed  to  the  vehicle  in  case  the  engine  failed  or  it  became  mired. 

14.  "Elcar"  is  a contraction  of  “Elkhart  Carriage". 

15.  Token  Market  Dynamics  in  Michigan,  William  Luitje,  Civil  War  Token  Jour- 

nal in  press. 


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Wheeling,  Indiana 

Single  Merchant  "Franchise"  Town 

By  Scott  A.  Blickensderfer 

Occasionally  research  will  take  you  down  a path  simply  unexpected. 
Such  was  the  case  when  I started  looking  at  the  tokens  of  J.  G.  Williams  of 
Wheeling,  Indiana.  While  looking  for  biographical  information  on  Mr.  Williams, 
the  name  of  another  token  issuer  cropped  up.  Adam  Wolfe  (IN10A)  was  a busi- 
ness man  of  some  note  in  this  area  of  Indiana,  having  run  several  concerns 
including  the  manufacture  of  fanning  mills,  generall  mercantile,  banks  and  others 
in  a five  county  area  of  East-central  Indiana  for  decades.  While  it  is  clear  that 
later  in  life  Mr.  Williams  was  a banking  partner  of  Mr.  Wolfe,  I also  believe  Mr. 
Wolfe  may  have  bankrolled  the  general  store  in  Wheeling.  Documentation  exists 
demonstrating  lus  financial  support  as  well  of  Calvin  Crooks  in  Granville 
(IN355A). 

Interestingly,  there  are  three  unincorporated  towns  in  Indiana  named 
Wheeling.  Research  was  able  to  quickly  exclude  the  other  two  candidates.  Wheel- 
ing is  located  in  the  northeast  corner  of  Delaware  County  in  Washington  Town- 
ship on  the  Misissinewa  River.  The  1860  census  lists  the  entire  Washington 
Township  at  1,076  inhabitants.  The  county  seat  is  Muncic.  Johnson's  Atlas  of 
1864  shows  only  one  rail  line  in  the  county;  the  Indianapolis.  Pittsburg,  and 
Cleveland  running  east-west  through  Muncic,  about  14  miles  away.  The  county  is 
also  home  to  Albany  (INS)  as  well  as  Granville.  Wheeling  was  never  more  than  a 
large  farm  community,  located  off  the  post  road  running  from  Marion  to  the 
northwest  and  Muncic  to  the  southeast. 

James  G.  Williams  was  born  May  17,  1832  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio. 
The  son  of  a farmer/tanner,  he  started  clerking  for  Adam  Wolfe  in  1852,  who  had 
moved  to  Ohio  from  Pennsylvania  years  before.  James  re-located  to  Columbia 
City  (IN  175)  in  December  1854.  Over  the  next  15  years  lie  worked  stores  in  vari- 
ous towns  in  the  region  for  his  partners  Wolfe  and  F.H.  Foust,  who  had  been  a 
business  associate  of  Wolfe  since  1849.  Williams  ran  the  Wheeling  concern  from 
Columbia  City  nearly  60  miles  away  until  about  1870  then  owned  a produce  busi- 
ness in  Bluffton  He  also  ran  a banking  concern  apart  from  Wolfe  in  Muncic  dur- 
ing this  time.  By  1875  lie  had  returned  to  Columbia  City  to  join  his  old  partners 
in  founding  the  Columbia  City  Bank  He  had  married  Josephine  Bruce  in  Eaton. 
Ohio,  in  1854  I have  been  unable  to  find  any  records  of  his  passing. 

Williams  issued  four  store  cards,  all  of  which  arc  considered  exceedingly 
rare,  the  A-2d  is  likely  a unique  collector  issue  Hayden  believes  the  1046  reverse 


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die  issue  (A-la)  may  be  overrated  at  R-9.  This  would  be  iu  keeping  with  the  fact 
that  those  observed  arc  usuallv  well-circulated 


IN970A-1  a 


All  of  the  store  cards  issued  by  merchants  clearly  associated  with  Adam 
Wolfe  arc  Stanton  issues,  and  all  are  reverse  dies  1037,  1046  or  1047.  An  inter- 
esting theory  would  suggest  that  they  were  all  ordered  at  the  same  time  to  reduce 
costs.  Because  Wheeling  is  so  far  off  the  rail  lines  one  could  indicate  a central 
meeting  spot  such  as  Muncie  to  review  samples,  or  a single  person  (perhaps 
Wolfe?)  placing  the  orders.  Periodical  ads  could  also  play  a part.  Wolfe  had  a 
mercantile  presence  in  several  communities  in  the  region,  with  partners  in  each. 
This  could  demonstrate  the  concept  of  franchising,  whereby  a wealthy  financier 
could  act  as  a silent  partner  in  several  business  concerns  from  a central  location. 
While  most  would  consider  this  to  be  a modern  business  invention,  we  can  see 
this  appears  to  be  a flourishing  enterprise  even  prior  to  the  Civil  War.  Wolfe 
moved  to  Muncie  in  1855,  after  Williams  was  already  established  in  Columbia 
City. 


Research  can  sometimes  take  interesting  turns.  The  key  to  entertaining 
study  is  the  desire  to  cross-reference  and  fact  check  various  source  materials. 
Compilation  can  then  expose  previously  unseen  patterns  that  can  add  a new  depth 
of  understanding  as  well  as  flavor  to  the  biography.  Don't  consider  yourself  lost; 
you're  just  exploring. 

References: 

Goodspeed  and  Blanchard:  History  of  Whitley  and  Noble  Counties.  Historical  and 
Biographical:  Battey.  pub.  1882. 

Helm:  History  of  Delaw  are  County.  1881. 

Fuld.  George  and  Melvin.  US  Civil  War  Store  Cards.  2nd  ed.,  1975. 

Hamm,  W.,  Indiana  Merchant  Issuers  of  Civil  War  Tokens.  1993. 

Hayden.  Steve:  Auction  notes.  Mail  Bid  Sale  #26.  12/2006. 


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Hard  Tack  and  Coffee 


A Book  Review  by  Tom  Fredette 

Hard  Tack  And  Coffee  - A Soldier's  Life  in  the  Civil  War  was  a pleasant 
surprise  for  this  reviewer.  A trip  to  the  World-Wide-Web  confirmed  that  this 
narrative,  originally  written  by  John  D.  Billings  in  1887,  has  been  considered  a 
"clas-  sic"  Civil  War  volume  from  the  time  of  its  publication.  Portions  of  it  have 
been  cited  by  eminent  Civil  War  historian  Henry  Steele  Commager,  who  called  it 
"One  of  the  most  entertaining  of  all  Civil  War  Books". 

However,  when  one  reviews  a book  for  the  membership  one  must  be  care- 
ful to  take  note  of  the  ways  it  confirms  our  interest  in  the  patriotics  and  store 
cards  we  avidly  study  and  collect.  Hard  Tack  and  Coffee  accomplishes  with  detail 
and  the  intimate  knowledge  of  the  daily  life  of  a Union  (and  by  implication  - a 
Confederate)  soldier  the  task  set  forth. 

References  are  frequent  and  many  connections  to  store  cards  of  all  varieties 
arc  suggested  w hen  one  surveys  the  table  of  contents.  The  first  two  chapters:  "The 
Tocsin  of  War"  and  "Enlisting"  remind  the  reader  of  a number  of  CWT  issues 
having  political  themes.  Other  chapters  dealing  with  a soldier's  day-today  exis- 
tence make  the  connection  to  the  many  cards  issued  by  dry  goods  dealers,  cloth- 
ing purveyors,  casket  makers  and  some  very  well-known  Civil  War  generals. 

In  Chapter  VI  - "Jonahs  and  Beats",  Billings  specifically  makes  a refer- 
ence to  the  scarcity  of  specie.  This  scarcity  we  know  indirectly  caused  patriotics 
and  store  cards  to  be  struck.  The  author  relates  the  tale  of  a soldier  sending  his 
paycheck  home  through  an  allotment  system  and  asking  it  to  be  sent  back  to  him 
in  smaller  amounts  by  the  person  to  whom  it  was  sent  He  writes:  "I  have  previ- 
ously stated  that  at  the  time  silver  had  gone  out  of  use,  it  being  only  had  by  pay- 
ing the  premium  on  it.  just  as  gold,  and  so  to  take  its  place  the  government  issued 
what  was  generally  known  as  scrip,  being  paper  currency  of  the  denominations  of 
fifty,  twenty-five,  ten,  five,  and,  later  fifteen  and  three-cent  pieces,  some  of  w hich 
are  still  in  circulation.  They  were  a great  convenience  to  the  soldiers  and  their 
friends". 


A large  part  of  Chapter  XI  -"Special  Rations"  is  devoted  to  a discussion 
of  the  importance  of  the  Army  sutler.  As  we  know,  especially  through  the  work  of 
David  Schcnkman  (Civil  war  Tokens  and  Cardboard  Scrip)  the  sutler  had  an  inti- 
mate relationship  with  the  Civil  War  soldier  Billings  notes  that  the  private  sol- 
dier "...could  not  aspire  to  sample  the  sutler's  wares  unless  lie  was  the  child  of 


16  Summer  2009 


A sutler’s  text,  from  a war-time  photograph. 

wealthy  parents  w ho  kept  him  supplied  with  a stock  of  scrip  or  greenbacks".  Hard 
Tacks  illustrator  Charles  W.  Reed  includes  a fine  drawing  based  on  a wartime 
photograph  which  could  be  taken  for  an  alternate  view  of  the  sutler's  store  photo 
Schenkman  includes  on  page  93  of  his  book. 

Chapter  XVI  - "Hospitals  and  Ambulances"  will  remind  the  reader  of  the 
store  cards  of  the  Union  Volunteer  Refreshment  Saloon  and  the  work  of  the  U.S. 
Sanitary  Commission.  (See:  "Mar)5  W.  Lee  and  the  Union  Volunteer  Refreshment 
Saloon"  Vol.  30,  No.  2 and  " Sanitary  Fair  Store  Cards  and  the  U.S.  Sanitary 


THE  UXIOX  VOLUNTEER  SALOON,  PHILADELPHIA. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  17 


Commission"  Vol.  32,  No. 4).  The  labors  of  these  organizations  had  a direct  con- 
nection to  the  development  of  the  medical  care  system  for  soldiers  during  battle 
and  afterward  and  the  chapter  also  notes  the  contributions  of  Surgeon  Charles 
S.Tripler  and  Dr.  Jonathan  Letterman  in  implementing  and  improving  the  system 
during  the  course  of  the  conflict. 

To  be  honest,  the  book  can  be  tedious  in  places.  If  you  have  never  been  a 
soldier  you  might  not  enjoy  the  chapters  on  the  development  of  Army  Corps 
badges  and  the  beginnings  of  the  U.S.  Army  Signal  Corps.  Billings  was  a soldier, 
so  to  be  a good  writer  he  wrote  what  he  knew.  The  details  he  includes  give  his 
book  its  completeness.  The  author  had  experienced  it  all,  survived  it  and  has  a 
tale  to  tell 

This  book  is  available  in  a number  of  different  formats  (book,  CD.  tape).  It 
has  been  in  the  public  domain  for  some  time  now.  Amazon.com  offers  a copy  for 
$11.95.  For  serious  Civil  War  buffs  and  the  general  membership  this  reviewer 
recommends  it.  Personal  experience  narratives  reveal  much  to  us  about  the  life 
and  times  of  those  who  preceded  us  and  used  the  tokens  and  scrip  of  this  time  and 
since  Hard  Tack  and  Coffee  was  written  less  than  a quarter-century  after  the  fact 
it  puts  the  reader  very  close  to  the  subject. 

Billings,  John.  D.,  Hard  Tack  and  Coffee , (1887),  Konccky  & Konecky  Publish- 
ers, Saybrook.  CT,  c.  1995  edition.  ISBN  1-56852-443-9. 


PLACING  A WOUNDED  MAN  ON  A STRETCHER. 


18  Summer  2009 


THE  GENERAL  STORE 


Please  visit  Shigitatsu@aol.com  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful 
enlarged  obv/rev  images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NJY 
117-0017. 


Free  Pricelist:  medals,  tokens,  including  Civil  War  and  Hard  Times, 
So-Called  Dollars,  wonderful  Worlds  Fair  memorabilia  and  exonumia. 
Michael  Sander4s,  POB  1989,  Beaverton,  OR  97075. 


WANTED  TO  BUY:  890B-7,  8,  15,  28,  36,  37;  reply  to  M.  Judge,  PO  Box 
83,  Waterfield,  NY  12188. 


JUST  ASKING!  Do  you  have  any  unusual  MI920  for  sale?  (Been  asking 
for  years!)  Paul  Cunningham,  517-902-7072,  cunninghamchips 
@hotmail.com,  cunninghamexonumia.com 

Collector  seeks  CWT  collections  or  singles.  Paying  retail  for 
undamaged  tokens.  Please  send  price/description  to: 
dcoin_currency@sbcglobal.net  or  Daniel  Sheffer  48465  Van  Dyke,  Suite 
109,  Shelby  Township,  Ml  48317. 


Over  30  books  on  tokens  and  paper  money  for  sale.  Send  SASE  for  list. 
George  Springer,  2427  Ninth  St.,  SW  Canton,  OH  44710.  Ph.  (330) 
456-8519. 

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Please  visit  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful  enlarged  obv/rev 
images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NY  11714-0017 


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Want  to  trade:  78  back  issues  of  the  Journal  to  1991  still  in  envelopes  for 
Masonic  chapter  pennies.  Reasonable  offers  also  considered.  Thank  you. 
Farrell  Clark,  199  E.  Sanford  St.,  Glens  Falls,  NY  12801. 


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Interested  in  purchasing  or  sharing  information  on  the  Wealth  of  the 
South  series  of  Patriotic  Tokens.  Leonard  Massa,  3172  N 20th  Ave,  Ray- 
mond, IL  62560. 


ATTENTION-ATTENTION-ATTENTION!!!  Time  for  members  to  send  in 

new  ads,  multiple  issues  OK.  Send  to  Paul  Cunningham,  Box  1, 

Tecumseh,  Ml  49286  or  email  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  19 


Forty  Years  Ago  in  the  CWTSJ 


Jack  Detwiler  wrote  of  the  46  patriotic  "double  headers.”  Robert  Hailey 
writes  in  his  Auction  Notes  that  he  thinks  that  our  hobby  is  boosted  by  the  appear- 
ance of  token  auctions.  After  40  years  of  experience  can  we  say  that  he  spoke 
wisely?  David  Gladfelter  presents  some  basics  in  research  in  Attribution:  The 
Detective  Work  of  Token  Collecting.  Doug  Watson  shared  a study  of  Fakes,  an 
article  that  perhaps  should  be  reprinted  in  2009.  James  Curto  brought  us  his 
second  article  on  Sutlers  and  Their  Tokens  (reprinted  from  The  Numismatist). 

Thirty  Years  Ago  Cindy  Grellman  wrote  of  the  Mystery  of  White  and 
Swann,  coming  to  the  tentative  conclusion  that  White  and  Swann  did  not  belong 
in  Huntsville,  Alabama.  Sterling  Rachootin  explains  Why  A Coin  Shortage 
Developed  During  The  Civil  War.  One  of  the  first  CWTS  directories  appeared  in 
this  issue  Frequent  contributor  Werner  Mayer  answered  some  questions  about 
Hugo  Wellenkamp:  Civil  War  Saloonkeeper  and  Bob  O'Brien  weaves  an  inter- 
esting story  of  the  Fuld  Duplicate  Collection:  Foundation  for  Continuing  Interest 
in  Civil  War  Tokens. 

Twenty  Years  Ago  Allan  Monroe  voiced  A Store  Card  Collector's 
Thrill:  Discovering  an  Unlisted  Die.  Larkin  Wilson  presented  scientific  know- 
ledge m his  “Lead”  CWT  Store  Cards  Analyzed.  Marc  Mayhugh  wrote  what  most 
collectors  would  like  to  write:  A Good  Buy  - A Reacquaintance.  And  Terry 
Schaub  adds  The  Seneca  Falls  Skidmore  Hotel  Token. 

Ten  Years  Ago  Wayne  Homren  tells  of  the  Adventures  of  J.C.  Buffuin, 
Pittsburgh  Entrepreneur,  in  Medicine.  Gold  Dust  and  Soda  Pop.  The  article  is 
highlighted  by  the  analysis  of  a diary  of  Buffuin  going  to  California  in  1849  to  try 
his  hand  at  gold  mining!  Another  interesting  article  was  written  by  Wayne  Saf- 
ford  on  HD.  Higgins  Producer  of  Indiana  Primitive  Civil  War  tokens  and  Baro- 
meters! Sterling  Rachootin  added  Off  the  Wall,  information  on  some  of  the 
stranger  CWTs  we  enjoy. 


CWTS  Needs  a New  Publisher! 

Paul  Cunningham  has  announced  that  he  will  “retire”  from  the 
position  of  CWTS  Publisher  no  later  than  1 January  2010,  with  the 
Winter  issue  in  2009.  Interested  parties  may  contact  the  CWTS 
President  or  Cunningham  at  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com. 


Luong  ?3ea*ck  CTieeh 


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I he  Long  Beach,  California,  coin  show,  a major  production  with  major 
numismatic  auctions,  and  which  occurs  three  times  a year,  is  the  only  venue  where 
regular  meetings  of  the  CWTS  take  place!  While  small  in  attendance  they  are  long 
on  token  talk  and  presentations.  Contact  our  secretary  or  treasurer  to  find  the  time 
and  date  for  the  next  installment.  Note  that  four  or  more  CWTS  member-dealers 
set  up  at  that  show. 


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Buying:  Civil  War  Tokens 

Urgently  need  nice  material.  Whole  collections,  singles,  duplicates  - 
everything  purchased!  Special  need  for  rare  dies,  rare  die 
combinations,  rare  towns,  off-metals,  overstrikes. 

Ship  for  our  fast  check  offer.  No  one  pays  more! 

C & D Gale  Dept.  T 2404  Berwyn  Rd.  Wilmington,  DE  19810 
Phone:  (302)  478-0872  Fax:  (302)  478-6866  E-Mail:  CDGaIe@dol.net 


Feuchtwanger  Tokens  Wanted 

I am  collecting  and  studying  Lewis  Feuchtwanger  one-cent  and  three- 
cent  tokens  circa  1837,  classifying  them  by  die  varieties  and  die  states. 
I would  be  pleased  to  examine  any  items  sent  to  me  and  will  make  an 
attractive  (in  my  opinion)  cash  offer  for  any  that  I can  use,  and  in  any 
event  will  return  postpaid  any  that  I cannot  use,  paying  the  roundtrip 
postage. 

I seek  the  familiar  1-cent  and  3-cent  pieces  dated  1837,  store  cards  or 
anything  else  bearing  the  Feuchtwanger  name.  All  inquiries  will  be 
answered  personally  and  promptly.  Thank  you  for  your  interest! 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


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Civil  War  Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati:  by  John  Ostendorf.  This  book  is  383 
pages  long,  and  describes  the  millions  of  metallic  store  card  tokens  which 
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WANTED 


Wealth  of  the  South  Mulings  Bolen  Tokens 
Merriam  Tokens  and  Medals 
R-8  to  R-10  CW  Store  Cards  and  Patriotics 


For  my  own  personal  reference  collection  (which  I began  in 
1955,  adding  CWT  beginning  in  1957;  in  1960  I was  a founder  of  the 
Token  and  Medal  Society).  I would  like  to  buy  especially  choice,  rare, 
and  interesting  specimens  in  all  metals.  There  are  thousands  of  CWT 
I still  need! 

In  addition,  I would  like  "go-withs"  relating  to  John  A. 
Bolen,  Joseph  Merriam,  and  any  other  Civil  War  era  die  sinker 
(Stanton,  Murdock,  Lanphear,  Bridgens,  et  al.)  - such  things  as 
advertisements,  scrip,  correspondence,  or  anything  else 
contemporary  to  the  1860s. 

If  you  will  describe  and  price  what  you  have,  I will  give  an 
immediate  decision  and,  if  I make  a purchase,  immediate  payment  in 
full. 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


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| BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & COMPANY  | 


BY  JANE  SEARS 
MD  TAMS  LM-12 

The  firm  of  Buckley,  Crowle  & Company  was  started  on  August 
24,  1864  when  John  D.  Crowle  purchased  the  oyster  packing  establish- 
ment from  John  Buckley  (see  ad).  The  building  was  located  at  121  Hillen 
Street  in  Baltimore.  He  continued  the  operation  until  July  11,  1867,  when 
he  and  his  partner  Wm.  F.  Meyers  dissolved  the  partnership  (see  ad).  In 
my  research  of  the  company  and  the  token,  I started  with  John  Buckley, 
through  newspaper  ads,  directory  and  census  listings.  I will  show  the  pro- 
gress of  the  company.  Listed  is  the  token  in  the  book  listing;  note  also  that 
two  new  tokens  are  not  listed. 


Listed  token 


Reverse 


Unlisted  token 


Unlisted  token 


Obverse 

obv:  4 / B.C.&  Co. 
brass,  21  mm,  round 


Reverse  Obverse  Reverse 

rev:blank  obv:  B.C.&Co.  / 1 / GAL.  rev:  C.W.L  & Co 
brass,  18mm,  round 
C.W.L&Co  (unknown)  merchant 


"Maryland  Merchant  Tokens " by  David  E.  Schenkman 
A project  of  the  Maryland  Token  and  medal  society,  Inc.  1986  Page  21 
value  I ($35.00  to  $50.00) 


2 Fall  2009 


B280  B.  C.  & CO.  / 121  / HILLEN  ST. 

(eagle  with  wings  spread;  17  stars  above)  brass,  21mm 

The  oyster  packing  firm  of  Buckley,  Crowle  & Co.  operated  from 
approximately  1865  to  1868. 

John  Buckley’s  first  advertisement  appeared  in  December  21,  1853. 


r^YSTERS!  OYSTERS!  OYSTERS!!!- 
W FIFTY  CENTS  PER  GALLON! 

Families  and  Taverns  supplied  daily  with  Fresh  Open 
ed  OYSTERS  by  the  subscriber,  at  the  above  price,  at 
his  Oyster  Stand  in  the  Bel  Air  Market,  corner  of  Hil- 
len  st.,  and  at  his  home,  144  Hillen,  near  the  Market. 

JOHN  BUCKLEY. 


1854  April  20  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

OYSTERS  OYSTERS  OYSTERS 
62  1/2  cents  per  Gallon  - cash 

Families  supplied  daily  with  fresh  - open  oysters  of  superior  quality  by  the 
subscriber  at  his  oyster  stand  in  Bel  Air  Market,  corner  of  Hillen  St.  and  at  his 
house  144  Hillen  near  the  market. 

John  Buckley 

1856  May  8 (The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

Ice  cream  and  plain  cream 
25  cents  per  quart 
Oysters,  Superior  quality 
30  per  quart 

John  Buckley,  sw  corner  Forrest  and  Hillen  Sts. 

1858  November  9 ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

OYSTERS 

J.  BUCKLEY,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  OYSTERS,  southwest  corner  of 
Forrest  and  Hillen  Sts.,  respectfully  informs  private  families  and  hotel  keepers 
that  he  is  selling  superior  OYSTERS  at  62  1/2  cts.,  75cts.,  and 
$1  per  gallon.  Also,  in  cans  for  the  country. 

The  ad  below  lists  detailed  information  about  the  packing  building 
and  its  attached  building. 

1859  October  26  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

.LOCAL  MATTERS 

IMPROVEMENT.  - There  has  just  been  completed  for  Mr.  John  Buckley,  on  Hil- 


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len  street,  near  Forrest,  a large  establishment  for  the  packing  of  oysters.  It  has  a 
front  of  20  feet  and  depth  of  71  feet,  and  is  divided  into  several  apartments.  The 
front  is  finished  for  an  office,  and  immediately  in  the  rear  is  a large  room  where 
all  the  packing  is  done.  In  the  rear  of  that  again  is  the  shucking  department, 
which  has  capacity  for  one  thousand  bushels  per  day.  Under  the  building  is  an  ice 
- house  with  the  capacity  for  one  hundred  tons  of  ice.  The  whole  structure  is 
supplied  with  gas  and  water,  and  it  has  a wagon  track  the  whole  length  of  the 
building.  Adjoining  the  packing  -house  is  a substantial  three  - story  dwelling  - 
house  connect-  ing  with  it.  The  first  floor  contains  a parlor,  dining  -room  and 
kitchen,  the  last  of  which  is  supplied  with  a range  and  hot  water  boiler  from 
which  the  hot  water  is  conveyed  into  the  packing  house.  — The  second  floor 
contains  two  chambers,  with  private  passage  leading  from  one  to  the  other.  The 
third  floor  is  finished  in  the  same  style.  The  whole  building  is  supplied  with  gas 
and  water  fixtures.  The  improvement  is  quite  a prominent  one  in  that  part  of  the 
city,  and  has  already  extended  that  branch  of  the  trade  of  the  city  into  the  interior 
by  the  several  turnpikes  running  into  Pennsylvania.  The  work  was  done  by  James 
Baynes,  carpenter  and  contractor;  Lynch  & Shroeder,  bricklayer;  McAvoy  & 
Jenkins,  plumbing  and  boiler  work;  Michael  & Bro.,  paper  - hanger;  C.G.  David- 
son, gas  - fitter;  Edward  Barnes,  painter;  William  French,  plaster,  and  Kirk  & 
Coy,  bell  - hangers 


Map  of  Baltimore 


marks  shows  location 


4 Fall  2009 


Hillen  and  Forrest  streets 


119  Hillen  is  his  Residence  and  121  Hillen  is  the  oyster  packing  house 

This  map  is  1880  Baltimore.  It  shows  an  oyster  Packing  house  at  the 
location,  Darling  & Co.,  owner  James  H.  Darling. 

1862  August  20  ( The  sun  - Baltimore  newspaper)  (also  6 & 15) 
Copartnership 

The  undersigned  have  this  4th  day  of  August  1862,  formed  a 
copartnership  under  the  firm  of  BUCKLEY  & SMITH  as  Oyster  Packers  and 
Fruit  Preservers  at  121  Hillen  St. 

John  Buckley 
Isaac  N.  Smith 


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This  is  the  last  advertisement  for  Buckley  & Smith 

1863  September  25  (The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

OYSTERS  OYSTERS 

BUCKLEY  & SMITH  Oyster  Packers 
121  Hillen  St.  OLD  TOWN 

Have  accured  a large  supply  of  oysters  at  Market  prices  for  their  city  and  country 
trade  and  being  determined  to  continue  the  cash  system.  They  are  enable  to 
supply  their  customers  at  prices  and  of  quality  to  insure  satisfaction. 

1864  June  21  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

Ice  Cream  and  Water-Ices  ! 

A Superior  Article 

Supplied  in  large  or  small  quantities  at 
John  Buckley's 
121  Hillen  Street  (old  Town) 

1864  July  29  ( The  sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

Ice  Cream 

Manufactured  at  York,  Pa. 

Neither  trouble  or  expense  being  spared  to  collect  CREAM  from  the  best  farms 
around  the  ancient  borough  of  York  for  the  manufacture  of  this  ICE  CREAM  the 
lovers  of  a pure,  rich  article  can  be  supplied  at  a small  advance  over  the  prices 
charges  for  frozen  milk,  so  common  - sold  for  ice  cream. 

Orders  receive  by  the  only  agent  in  Baltimore 
J.  Buckley 
121  Hillen  street 


1863  November  6 ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

Oysters  - at  121  Hillen  Street 

Oysters  - 80  cents  per  gallon 

Oysters  - $ 1 per  gallon 

Oysters  - $ 1 .25  per  gallon 

Oysters  - In  the  shells  at  wharf  prices 

Oysters  for  Western  and  Country  trade 

Families,  Hotel  and  Dealers  supplied  by 

J.  Buckley 

Hillen  street  near  Forrest 


Baltimore  City 

1853-54 

1855- 56 

1856- 57 
1860 


Directories: 

John  Buckley 
John  Buckley 
John  Buckley 
John  Buckley 


144  Hillen 
144  Hillen 
144  Hillen 

wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  oysters  and 
fruit  preserver  121  Hillen  dw  119  1/2 


oyster  dealers 
oyster  dealers 
oyster  dealers 


6 Fall  2009 


1864  Buckley  & Smith  oyster  packers  123  Hillen 

John  Buckley  (B&smith)  121  Hillen 
Isaac  N.  Smith  (Buckley  & S)  66  e Lombard 
1865-66  Buckley,  Crowle  & Co.  (J.D.  Crowle) 

oyster  and  Fruit  packers,  keep  constantly 
on  hand  fresh  and  Cove  oysters  &c. 

121  Hillen 

John  D.  Crowle  (Buckley,  Crowle  & Co.)  121  Hillen 

John  J.  Buckley  was  born  in  1824  in  England  and  John  D. 
Crowle  was  born  21  January  1832  in  Baltimore. 


1850  Mary  land  census 
John  J.  Buckley 

Baltimore 

26 

1 8th  ward 
mariner 

Born 

England 

1850  Mary  land  Census 
John  D.  Crowle 

Baltimore 

18 

15th  ward 
trading 

Maryland 

1860  Mary  land  Census 
John  D.  Crowle 

Baltimore 

28 

clerk 

Balttmore 

1870  Maryland  Census 
John  D.  Crowle 
$3600  Maryland 

Baltimore 

36 

10th  ward 

Liquor  merchant  personal  value 

1880  Virgina  Census 

Crowle  John 

Caroline 

Caroline  F 

Mary 

John  D 

Stanton  Augusta 
45 
35 
12 
5 
2 

Co. 

Propr  Hotel 
Land  Lady 

MD  MD  MD 
MD  MD  MD 
VA  MD  MD 
VAMD  MD 
VA  MD  MD 

U.S.  IRS  Tax  Assessment  List  1862-1918 

1865  John  Crowle  Goodmans  alley  near  cross  Peddler  & Class 

1866  Jno  D Crowle  5 Penn  St.  Income/Gold  watch 

John  D.  Crowle  & Co.  85  & 87  Charles  Retail  Liquors  Dealer 

JOHN  D.  CROWLE  TAKES  OVER  THE  COMPANY 

1864  August  24  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

NOTICE  - 1 have  this  day  purchased  the  OYSTER  PACKING 
ESTABLISHMENT  of  John  Buckley  and  will  continue  the  business  at  the  old 
stand  121  HILLEN  STREET,  on  my  own  account  under  the  name  and  style  of 
BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.  JOHN  D.  CROWLE 

AUG.  11,  1864 


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In  announcing  my  retirement  from  the  oyster  Packing  Business.  I return  my 
sincere  thanks  for  the  liberal  patronage.  I have  received  for  sixteen  years  and 
respectfully  recommend  Mr.  Crowle  to  my  customers  as  a gentleman  well  worthly 
a continance  of  their  patronage. 

JOHN  BUCKLEY 


August  11,  1864 


1864  September  3 ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

FOR  SALE  - a solder  and  che  s #8  for  a steam  oyster  establishment.  Also 
counter,  signs,  and  everything 
complete  for  carry  ing  on  the  business. 

Apply  at  121  Hillen  Street. 

BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO. 

1864  September  6 ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

OYSTERS,  OYSTERS 

We  resume  the  oyster  business  on  Monday  the  5th  inst.,  when  all  city 
and  county  orders  will  be  promptly  filled  with  good  oysters  at  reasonable  prices. 
Buckley,  Crowle  & Co. 

121  Hillen  street 


1865  May  15  (also  16th)  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

FOR  SALE  - The  Oysters  Packing  House  and  Dwelling  No.  121  Hillen  St.  at 
occupied  by  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.  For  further  particulars  apply  to  W. 
Lightner,  corner  North  Fayette  Street. 

1866  May  22  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

Pavilion  - Druid  Hill  Park 

Messrs.  Thomson,  Proprietor  have  been  the  past  two  seasons,  and  are  now  daily 
supplied  with  Meyers  Celebrated  York  County  Ice  Cream  by 

BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.  121  Hillen  St  where  wholesale 
orders  are  received. 


1866  September  26  (also  March  29  ) {The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 
SHELLS,  SHELLS,  SHELLS 

OYSTER  SHELLS  at  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.’S  121  Hillen  St. 


8 Fall  2009 


1867  February  25  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

OYSTERS’,  OYSTERS’,  OYSTERS'  - 

JOHN  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.  121  Hillen  Street,  intend,  during  Lent,  to 
supply  families  with  OYSTERS  AT  RETAIL. 

1867  March  29  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

NOTICE  - That  any  person  or  corporation  using  or  manufacturing  John  Buckley's 
TUBE  FOR  PRESERVING  MILK,  CREAM,  OYSTERS,  and  other  perishable 
goods,  will  be  presecuted  according  to  law. 

BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO. 

Baltimore,  Md. 


rp  HE  COPARTNERSHIP  OF  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE 
1 & CO.  is  this  day  dissolved  by  mutual  consent, 

WM.  F.  MEYERS  is  alone  authorized  to  settle  for 
the  firm..  JOHN  BUCKLEY. 

Baltimore,  May  29,  1867.  WM.  F.  MEYERS. 


rp  HE  UNDERSIGNED,  having  purchased  the  in  - 
terest  of  his  partner,  John  Buckley,  will  continue 
under  the  name  of  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.,  at 
144  Hillen  st.  WM.  F.  MEYERS 


THE  COPARTNERSHIP  OF  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE 

& Co.  is  this  day  dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  WM.  F.  MEYERS  is  alone 
authorized  to  settle  for  the  firm. 

JOHN  BUCKLEY. 

Baltimore,  May  29,  1867.  WM.  F.  MEYERS. 

THE  UNDERSIGNED,  having  purchased  the  in  -terest  of  his  partner,  John 
Buckley,  will  continue  under  the  name  of  BUCKLEY,  CROWLE  & CO.,  at  144 
Hillen  st. 

WM.  F.  MEYERS 

1867  July  11  ( The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

This  is  the  last  ad  for  Buckley,  Crowle  & Company 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  having  formed  a Copartnership  in  the  WHOLESALE 
WINE  AND  LIQUOR  BUSINESS,  intend  conducting  said  business  at  No. 

85  and  87  SOUTH  CHARLES  STREET,  under  the  name  and  style  of 
JOHN  D.  CROWLE  & CO. 

JOHN  D.  CROWLE. 

B.  C.  MORRISON 

Baltimore,  July  1st,  1868 


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_L  HE  UNDERSIGNED  having  formed  a 
Copartnership  in  the  WHOLESALE  WLNE 
AND  LIQUOR  BUSINESS,  intend  conducting 
said  business  at  No.  85  and  87  SOUTH 
CHARLES  STREET,  under  the  name  and 
style  of  JOHN  D.  CROWLE  & CO. 

JOHN  D.  CROWLE. 

B.  C.  MORRISON 
Baltimore,  July  1st,  1868 


1869  September  16  (The  Sun  - Baltimore  newspaper) 

John  D.  Crowle  died  June  26,  1907  in  Staunton, 
Virginia  (see  ad). 


Yr&GDSriA  OBITUARY 

JOHX  D.  CROWLE. 

[Special  Dlapatch  to  the  Baltimore  Boo.) 

Staunton.  Vl.  Jud*  28.— Mr.  John  D 
Crowle,  ooe  of  Staunton's  tsoit  prominent 
cltlxens.  died  iuddeulj  at  the  Kluft  Daugh- 
ters* n«»plu!  early  this  morning  He 
seemed  to  he  fn  good  health  Tuesday.  Mr. 
Crawl*  waa  born  in  Baltimore  January  21. 
1832.  He  came  to  Staanton  In  3873.  and 
*»•  for  many  years  owner  and  proprietor 
of  the  Virgin  l|  Hotel,  at  that  tima  the 
largest  hotel  In  tha  city. 

lie  wu  a man  of  large  meant  and  owned 
several  of  the  finest  buildings  In  theettj. 
He  Is  survived  by  three  children — Mm.  J 
II.  Worthington  and  Mr.  JT.  D.  Crowle,  Jr., 
of  tbla  elty,  and  Mrs.  P.  C.  Bowling,  of 
Charlestown,  W.  Vs, — also  by  two  alstera 
Mr*  Jerry  Edmondson  and  Mra  Carrie  M. 
Crowle.  of  Baltimore.  The  Interment  will 
be  In  Thorn  Ro*e  Cemetery, 


1907  June  27  ( The  Sun  newspaper) 

Brief  notes  from  this  ad: 

John  D.  Crowle  died  June  26  1907,  Staunton,  Virginia 

born  in  21  January  1832  in  Baltimore 

came  to  Staunton  in  1873 

owner  and  proprietor  of  the  Virginia  Hotel 

Interment  in  Thorn  Rose  Cemetery,  Staunton, Va. 

(Publisher’s  Note:  misspellings,  typographical  errors  and  grammar 
problems  remain  as  they  were  150  years  ago!) 


10  Fall  2009 


Unlisted  MI527C  Die  Revealed 


William  Luitje 
wvluitje@gmail.com 


In  the  entry  for  MI527C,  H.R.  Gardner  of  Jonesville,  in  Fuld’s  Civil 
War  Store  Cards  book  there  is  one  obverse  die  and  3 varieties  listed,  a 
copper  one  with  reverse  1185  and  copper  and  brass  ones  with  reverse 
1186. 


In  the  Winter  of  1981  Dennis  Wierzba  published  a notice  in  the 
Journal  [1]  about  a newly  discovered  obverse  for  this  merchant.  Unfor- 
tunately, no  picture  or  description  of  the  new  die  was  given. 

While  proofreading  the  Michigan  section  of  a draft  of  the  third 
edition  of  the  store  card  book  I rediscovered  this  unlisted  die  since  I had  a 
picture  of  it  on  my  web  site  [2]  instead  of  the  listed  one.  Here  are  pictures 
of  the  listed  and  unlisted  dies  published  in  the  Journal  for  the  first  time: 


MI527C-1 

(listed) 


MI527C-2 

(unlisted) 


The  dies  are  quite  similar  with  only  a few  points  of  difference.  The 
major  one  is  that  the  listed  die  has  “Mich”  after  Jonesville  and  that  the 
unlisted  does  not.  Other  points  are  that  there  is  a berry  above  the  right  leaf 
in  the  ornament  on  the  unlisted  but  not  the  listed  and  the  spacing  of  the 
top  arc  of  text  is  different  such  that  the  “o”  of  “Co”  almost  touches  the  “E” 
of  “Jonesville”.  Overall,  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  second  die  was  over- 
looked. Since  the  original  notice  did  not  give  a description  or  picture  it  is 
always  possible  that  the  unlisted  die  shown  above  is  not  the  same  one 
announced  by  Wierzba.  However,  I consider  that  to  be  highly  unlikely. 
Gleason  only  produced  tokens  with  two  obverse  dies  for  one  other  mer- 
chant, MI450I,  D.H.  Lord  of  Hillsdale. 


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In  terms  of  the  varieties  that  should  be  listed  in  the  third  edition, 
there  is  still  some  uncertainty.  Although  Wierzba  stated  "I  know  of  three 
tokens  with  the  new  die,  one  copper  and  two  brass”,  a current  authority 
stated  that  he  is  only  aware  of  brass  examples  of  the  unlisted  die  [3]. 
Since  some  brass  tokens  develop  a dark  brown  patina  perhaps  the  token 
Wierzba  referred  to  was  actually  brass.  Assuming  that  this  is  so,  there  are 


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two  varieties  known:  listed  obverse  with  1185  reverse  in  copper  and 
unlisted  obverse  with  1186  reverse  in  brass.  Since  the  unlisted  obverse  is 
only  known  with  1186,  I suggest  that  the  unlisted  obverse  die  be  named 
MI527C-2. 

To  make  sure  that  the  information  listed  for  this  merchant  is  as 
accurate  as  possible  for  the  third  edition,  readers  who  can  vouch  for  the 
existence  of  other  varieties,  including  -2a,  are  requested  to  contact  me  via 
email  at  the  address  above. 

Notes: 

1.  Civil  War  Token  Journal,  vol  15,  num  4,  pg  22 

2.  http://cwt.michigano.org/ 

3.  Steve  Hayden,  personal  communication 


To  make  sure  that  the  information  listed  for  this  merchant  is  as 
accurate  as  possible  for  the  third  edition,  readers  who  can  vouch  for  the 
existence  of  other  varieties,  including  -2a,  are  requested  to  contact  me  via 
email  at  the  address  above. 

Notes: 

1.  Civil  War  Token  Journal,  vol  15,  num  4,  pg  22 

2.  http://cwt.michigano.org/ 

3.  Steve  Hayden,  personal  communication 


New  CWTS  Author  Suggestions 


Authors  are  urged  to  use  computer  generated  material  as 
much  as  possible  when  preparing  articles  for  future  issues.  The 
author  is  requested  to  use  Microsoft  Word  compatible  data  whenever 
possible.  Do  not  format  articles!  The  author  is  also  requested  to 
send  disc  and  hard  copy  directly  to  the  publisher  and  to  the  editor. 
Original  pictures  and  artwork  are  welcomed,  when  they  are  available. 
Copies  may  be  used  if  originals  are  not  available.  All  photos  and 
original  material  will  be  returned  to  the  owner.  Your  quality  jpg  files 
are  aviable  alternatives  to  your  original  material.  Note  that  the 
author’s  or  publisher’s  permission  must  be  obtained  when  any 
copyrighted  material  is  used. 

Those  who  submit  typewritten  material  are  urged  to  use  a 
new  ribbon  when  preparing  material!  And  double  space  please. 

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Biographies 


Three  of  the  candidates  for  the  Board  of  Governors  submitted  biographies  with 
their  nominations. 

Mark  Jervis 

I began  collecting  coins  while  in  the  Navy  in  1969.  At  the  onset  I col- 
lected U.  S.  and  foreign  countries  that  I visited.  After  getting  out  of  the  sendee  in 
1971,  I returned  to  college  and  seminary  to  become  a minister/pastor.  During  my 
college  years  at  Ottawa  University  in  Kansas,  I began  doing  “vest  pocket”  dealing 
on  weekends.  In  that  process,  I picked  up  a bag  of  about  1,500  tokens  and  found 
my  first  CWT  (actually  several).  I joined  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  and  was 
hooked.  My  interest  was  primarily  in  Pats  at  the  time,  as  I had  grown  up  in 
Wyoming  and  Kansas.  At  some  point  I discovered  that  there  were  CWTs  from 
Indiana,  and  specifically  four  from  my  birth  town  of  Warsaw,  I was  really  hooked. 
In  1976,  I was  asked  to,  and  did  write  an  article  about  the  Civil  War  Token 
Society  Presidents  to  date.  I had  never  met  any  of  them  so  even  though  a bit 
intimidated,  I wrote  the  article. 

It  was  fun  and  I began  to  work  on  more  articles  for  the  Journal  and  I had 
several  in  the  mill,  but  couldn’t  seem  to  make  the  time  to  finish  the  work.  I am 
now  retired  and  plan  to  finish  at  least  two  or  more  once  I unpack  in  my  new 
house  in  Littleton,  CO.  I have  enjoyed  serving  on  the  Board,  and  have  made  it  to 
the  Denver  ANA  and  the  CWTS  meeting.  Over  the  years  I have  promoted  the 
study  and  collection  of  CWTs  through  numerous  coin  show  displays  and  giving 
talks  to  young  and  old  alike.  One  of  the  biggest  joys  comes  when  I receive  “Thank 
you”  cards  from  school  groups  and  classes.  On  one  occasion  a sixth  grader 
thanked  me  for  “fighting  in  the  Civil  War.”  I would  be  honored  to  continued  ser- 
ving on  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  Board 

Bill  Luitje 

My  main  collecting  interests  arc  Michigan  store  cards  and  store  cards 
made  by  Scovill  Manufacturing  Company  and  Watcrbury  Button  Company.  I 
believe  That  there  arc  many  more  of  these  than  have  been  identified  in  the  past. 
This  points  up  one  of  the  great  attractions  for  me  of  collecting  Civil  War  tokens: 
There  arc  all  kind  of  puzzles  to  solve  and  new  information  to  dig  up  and  there  are 
still  new  varieties  to  be  discovered  Even  though  it's  almost  150  years  old,  col- 
lecting Civil  War  tokens  is  still  a dynamic  field 


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I have  only  been  collecting  for  about  four  years  and  I don't  get  out  to 
shows  much,  so  I haven't  met  many  Society  members  in  person  If  you  have 
heard  of  me  at  all  it  is  probably  due  to  the  articles  I have  written  for  the  Journal  or 
from  my  Civil  War  token  web  site  (http://cwt.michgiano.org).  Aside  from 
researching  and  writing,  my  current  activities  for  the  Society  are  as  Computer 
Liaison  and  member  of  the  Store  Card  Book  Committee.  As  a member  of  the 
board  I intend  to  bring  energy  and  good  planning  capability  to  the  affairs  of  the 
Society. 

Daniel  Shcffer 

Daniel  Shcffer,  a member  of  the  Civil  War  Token  Society-  since  2006, 
announces  his  candidacy  for  Civil  War  Token  Society  Board  of  Governors. 

Sheffer,  24,  is  currently  a student  at  Macomb  Community'  College  in 
Clinton  Township,  MI.  He  will  be  graduating  with  an  Associates  of  Business 
Management  in  December  2009. 

I can  bring  fresh  ideas  to  the  C.W.T.S.,”  Sheffer  said.  “I  have  plans  on 
how  to  improve  the  Society-  so  that  more  information  gets  to  the  membership.  I 
also  want  to  greatly  expand  the  membership  of  the  C.W.T.S.  I have  met  many 
collectors  of  Civil  War  tokens  that  are  not  members.  This  is  a shame.  These 
people  are  missing  out  on  so  much.” 

Don’t  let  Daniel’s  age  fool  you.  He  has  a lot  of  leadership  experience 
under  his  belt.  He  owns  Daniel’s  Coins  and  Currency,  L.L.C.  in  Shelby  Town- 
ship, MI.  “I  love  what  I do,”  Sheffer  says.  “It’s  so  much  fun  looking  at  all  the 
different  coins,  currency,  and  of  course  tokens  that  come  in!”  Daniel  is  also  Vice 
President  of  two  of  his  local  coin  clubs.  And  Former  Vice  President  and  former 
Recording  Secretary  of  a third  club  in  his  area. 

Daniel  has  given  many  lectures  on  the  joys  of  collecting  coins  and  other 
numismatic  items  since  2004.  “I  have  given  presentations  on  Civil  War  tokens  to 
all  three  of  my  local  coin  clubs,”  Sheffer  adds. 

Daniel  has  written  several  numismatic  articles,  including  one  on  Lincoln 
Civil  War  tokens  for  the  MichMatist,  the  journal  of  the  Michigan  State  Numis- 
matic Society'.  Daniel  says  “While  we  need  more  articles  for  the  C.W.T.S.  Jour- 
nal, we  also  need  to  reach  out  to  other  numismatic  publications  as  well.  We  need 
to  tell  others  about  our  fascinating,  and  historic  area  of  numismatics. 

For  an  able  and  dependable  board  member,  please  vote  for  Daniel 

Sheffer. 


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Have  You  Seen  Me? 


The  Store  Card  Book  Committee  needs  your  help.  There 
are  a number  of  tokens  listed  in  the  second  edition  whose  existence  is 
doubtful  Please  help  us  to  make  the  third  edition  as  accurate  as  pos- 
sible. If  you  can  confirm  the  existence  of  any  of  the  following  tokens, 
please  contact  John  Ostendorf  at  johnoste@aircanopy.net  or  (972) 
921-8819.  Thank  you. 


IL150P-la 
IL150AG-la 
IN500B-2a 
MI280C-lal 
MI370H-3a 
MI527C-2a 
MI527C-2b 
MI527C-3a  (Obverse 
has  Jonesville,  no 
Mich.)  Reverse 
1186 

NJ555A-lb 

NY630U-ld 

NY630U-ldo 

NY630BV-30a 

NY630CI-3a 

OH74A-10a 

OH165E-li 

OH165F-H 

OH165N-1  through  N-4 
(please  check 
obverse  die  closely) 
OH165AMa-lb 
OH165CY-41b 
OH165CY-71a 
OH165CY-71b 
OH  165CY-91a 
OH165CY-9  lb 
OH165CY-92a 
OH165CY-92b 
OH  165GW-la 
OH165GY-23e 
OH175C-6a 
OH175C-7a 


OH190A-3c 

OH290A-3a 

OH765A-4a 

OH975F-5d 

PA615A-lb 

PA765P-10a 

PA765P-1  la 

PA765P-12a 

PA765R-3C 

PA985A-3d  (unlisted  in 
the  second  edition, 
1046  reverse) 
WV890A-7a 
WV890A-9a 
WV890A-10a 
WI45A-3a 
WI45A-4a 
WI45A-5d 
WI45A-6a 
WI55A-2a 
WI120D-2a 
WI185A-4a 
WI185A-5a 
WI300D-2a 
W1300G-2a 
WI410G-6a 
WI435A-2a 
WI460A-3J 
WI510C-ld 
WI510J-la 
WI510K-la 
WI51()K-2a 
WI510O-2b 
WI510O-2d 


WI510O-2e 

WI510R-lal 

WI510R-5a 

WI510U-2a 

WI510V-le 

W1510V-lf 

WI620L-2a 

WI620M-2a 

WI620P-la 

WI620P-2b 

WI720A-2a 

WI915A-la 

WI920H-la 

WI920H-4d 

WI920J-lb 

WI920M-la 

WI960A-2a 

WI960A-3a 


16  Fall  2009 


President’s  Report 


It  was  announced  that  the  winner  of  the  First  Place  Literary  Award 
for  2007  was  Bill  Jones  for  his  article  "Why  Didn't  U.S.  Grant  Appear  on 
any  Civil  War  Tokens?"  Second  place  was  received  by  Bill  Groom  for  his 
paper  "Hunting  Buffalo  CWTs,"  and  third  place  went  to  R.  J.  Walker  for  his 
piece  "'Colored'  Sutler  Tokens."  As  none  of  the  recipients  was  present,  the 
awards  will  be  sent  to  them. 

The  2007  Dale  Cade  Service  award  was  presented  to  Donald 
Erlenkotter  for  his  work  on  behalf  of  the  Civil  War  Token  Society. 

The  2007  Jack  Detwiler  Research  Award  was  presented  to  John 
Ostendorf  for  his  extensive  research  for  and  writing  of  the  book  Civil  War 
Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati. 

In  the  Winter  2008  issue  of  the  CWTJ,  our  long-time  publisher 
Paul.  Cunningham  announced  that  he  would  retire  from  this  position  no 
later  than  January  1,  2010.  Paul  has  been  our  publisher  for  almost  thirty 
years  now. 

We  have  run  ads  in  the  past  few  Journals  seeking  someone  who 
would  be  willing  to  become  our  new  publisher,  and  have  made  inquiries  to 
various  individuals  who  might  know  of  someone  who  would  be  willing  to 
take  on  this  position.  So  far  we  have  received  just  one  response,  which 
fortunately  is  from  someone  we  know  well  and  who  is  well  qualified  for  this 
position. 

Therefore,  I am  pleased  to  announce  that  Fred  Ball  is  appointed 
as  our  new  publisher,  to  be  effective  in  the  next  few  months  as  Paul  and 
Fred  work  out  the  transition  here.  It  looks  like  it  would  be  most  workable 
for  Paul  to  carry  forward  with  the  last  two  issues  in  2009,  and  for  Fred  to 
take  over  with  the  first  issue  of  201 0. 

This  appointment  does  leave  us  with  a gap  in  the  position  of 
Journal  editor.  Although  it  is  possible  for  one  person  to  occupy  both 
positions,  our  experience  has  been  that  two  heads  here  havebeen  better 
than  one  in  ensuring  the  quality  of  our  Journal.  So  I will  serve  as  interim 
editor  of  the  Journal  until  we  come  up  with  longer-term  solution  for  this 
position. 


For  your  information,  I have  attached  position  descriptions  for  both 


Civil  War  Token  Society  17 


the  Publisher  and  the  Editor.  It  is  possible  that  the  duties  of  these  positions 
will  be  modified  somewhat  as  we  progress  with  this  transition. 

We  are  looking  forward  to  maintaining  the  quality  of  our  Journal 
and  using  it  to  attract  more  members  to  the  CWTS. 

Donald  Erlenkotter  President: 

Civil  War  Token  Society 

Position  Description:  Journal  Publisher 

1 . Receive  edited  articles  from  Editor  for  publication  in  Journal. 

2.  Receive  notices  and  announcements  from  officers  and  Editor  for 

publication  in  Journal. 

3.  Solicit  and  receive  advertising  for  publication  in  Journal. 

4.  Receive  auction  listings  and  report  from  auction  manager  for  Journal. 

5.  Receive  notices  for  publication  under  "The  General  Store." 

6.  Update  Journal  masthead  and  email  contacts. 

7.  Lay  out  and  digitally  format  Journal  as  required  by  printer. 

8.  Send  Journal  material  to  Editor  for  proofreading. 

9.  Design  and  layout  Journal  covers. 

10.  Handle  relations  with  printer  for  printing  of  Journal. 

11.  Receive  mailing  labels  from  Secretary,  including  those  for 

non-member  recipients. 

12.  Attach  mailing  labels  and  mail  Journal. 

1 3.  Submit  expense  statement  to  treasurer  for  reimbursement. 

14.  Prepare  an  annual  written  report  to  be  submitted  to  the  President. 

Position  Description:  Journal  Editor 

1.  Receive  and  acknowledge  articles  submitted  for  publication  in  the 

Journal. 

2.  Edit  articles  for  clarity,  accuracy,  and  correctness. 

3.  Select  articles  for  each  issue  of  the  Journal. 

4.  Submit  copy  of  articles  and  photos  to  publish  to  the  publisher,  four  to  six 

weeks  before  publication  date. 

5.  Proof  read  copy  of  articles  assubmitted  to  the  editor  from  the  publisher. 

6.  Select  cover  color  for  each  volume,  rotating  colors  from  year  to  year. 

7.  Make  suggestions  to  publisher  on  format  and  arrangement  of  articles  to 

be  published  in  each  issue  of  the  Journal. 

8.  Coordinate  with  officers  and  board  members  for  special  notices, 

announcements  or  articles  requested  for  publication. 

9.  Prepare  an  annual  report  to  be  submitted  to  the  president  at  the  annual 

meeting  each  year.  Such  report  should  be  written  and  submitted 
orally  if  in  attendance  at  the  annual  meeting. 


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10.  Maintain  the  CWTS  file  of  Store  Card  photos  to  be  used  for 
illustrations  used  in  the  Journal  and  brochures. 


Lincoln  Book  Revision 


The  revision  team  is  actively  gathering  material  for  Robert  King's 
Lincoln  in  Numismatics.  Not  only  will  the  original  material  from  King's  first 
three  articles  in  The  Numismatist  be  utilized  but  also  a little  known  fourth  article 
from  The  Numismatist  (December  1959)  and  new  discoveries  made  since  that 
time. 


Editor  Paul  Cunningham  has  enlisted  Kathy  Lawrence,  Fred  Reed  and 
David  Schenkman  in  the  process  of  bringing  the  very  important  Lincoln  reference 
up  to  date. 

Originally  appearing  as  a series  of  three  articles,  the  reference  became  a 
book  when  TAMS  received  permission  from  the  A N. A.  to  publish  it  as  such  and 
the  book  hit  the  market  in  1965.  Relatively  few  of  the  books  were  produced  and  it 
sold  out  quickly.  Original  King  books  are  seldom  seen  today  and  bring  $100  or 
more  in  the  used  book  market. 

It  is  not  known  why  a significant  amount  of  material  from  an  article  in 
the  The  Numismatist  in  December  of  1959  was  not  used.  That  article  and  others 
about  Abraham  Lincoln,  in  his  sesquicentennial  year  of  1959,  made  that  issue  a 
trove  of  historical  information. 

Recently  the  decision  was  made  to  include  those  items  produced  through 
the  end  of  2009  to  make  the  coverage  of  Lincoln  material  complete  through 
Lincoln’s  bicentennial  year.  Publication  of  the  book  is  expected  in  early  2010. 

Readers  are  urged  to  share  with  the  revision  team  new  listings  and 
digital  photographs  (black  and  white  or  color  (preferred])!  Contact  Paul  Cunning- 
ham. Box  One,  Tecumseh,  MI  49286. 


Civil  War  Token  Societv  19 


****Civil  War  Tokens  Wanted**** 

By  the  auction  manager  for  future  Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auctions,  please  contact  the  Auction  Manager  David  W.  Vroom, 
21511  Pepperberry  Trail  , Spring  Texas  77388  or  (e-mail:  cwtsdv 
@charter.net)  for  the  necessary  forms.  Sale  #146  will  exhaust  our 
current  supply  of  auction  material.  As  always  a low  selling  fee 
applies. 


Email  Contacts 

President  Don  Erlenkotter  derlenko@  anderson.ucla.edu 
Past  President-Alan  Bleviss  njshadow@garden.net 
Secretary-Bill  Nash  bnash@uia.net 
Treasurer-Susan  Trask  susantrask@mindspring.com 
Editor-Fred  Ball  OhioCWTS@wowway.com 
Board  of  Governors: 

Larry  Dziubek  lcdziubek@zoominternet.net 
Mark  Jervis  angel1@vcn.com 
Tom  Norris  tentommy2@yahoo.com 
John  Ostendorf  johnoste@aircanopy.net 
Tom  Reed  stksnbnds@verizon.net 
David  Vogan  dvogan@swbell.net 

Publisher-Paul  Cunningham  cunningharnchips@hotmaii.com 

Publicity-Cindy  Wibker  cwibker@aol.com 

Auction  Manager-David  Vroom  cwtsdv@charter.net 

Internet  Manager-Ernie  Latter  ernster4@aol.com 

Legal  Counsel-David  Gladfelter  dgladfelter@comcast.net 

Librarian-Don  Shawhan  laurieloushoes@milwpc.com 

Book  Manager-Jud  Petrie  exonumist@aol.com 


20  Fall  2009 


The  following  candidates  appear  in  alphabetical  order 
FOR  THE  TWO  YEAR  TERM  2010-2011.  Please  vote  for  four. 

TERRY  AKERS  

MARK  JERVIS  

ERNIE  LATTER  

WILLIAM  LUITJE  

TOM  NORRIS  

DANIEL  SHEFFER 


All  ballots  should  be  mailed  to  the  Election  Commissioner,  so  that 
they  are  received  by  Saturday,  November  14,  2009  at: 

Alan  Bleviss 

853  7th  Avenue,  #12D 

New  York,  NY  10019 

or  emailed  with  CWTS  ELECTIONS  in  "Subject"  to: 

njshadow@garden.net. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  21 


Forty  Years  Ago  in  the  CWTSJ 


John  Canfield,  former  CWTS  President,  wrote  of  Geezers  and  Oddballs 
in  CWTs.  The  title  was  self-identifying.  Chris  Mackel  described  and  listed  Errors 
in  CWTs.  These  are  certainly  popular  in  2009! 

Thirty  Years  Ago  Trey  Foerster  wrote  an  interesting  desciption  of  his 
travails  with  his  new  CWTS  publishing  job  in  Murphy’s  Law'  Tested.  Horatio 
made  a second  appearance,  confusing  and  generally  obfuscating  most  CWTS 
members.  Bob  O’Brien  carefully  researched  the  Pacifist  Dies  Among  Patriotic 
CWTs.  Another  Auction  Notes  w'as  presented  by  Walt  Korzick.  This  is  valuable 
stuff  for  those  who  track  the  “values”  of  their  tokens. 

Twenty  Years  Ago  Thomas  Gardner  attacked  a topic  that  has  seen  a fair 
amount  of  interest  in  The  Grindstone  Store  Cards  [of  Berea,  Ohio],  Readers  will 
also  want  to  look  up  the  “Ship  or  Shop”  article  on  these  Berea  tokens.  Larkin 
Wilson  released  an  extensive,  in-depth  report  on  Yellow  Metal  CWT  Planchet 
Types:  X-Ray  Analysis  Study.  Wilson’s  work  was  always  serious  and  memorable! 

Ten  Years  Ago  a most  interesting  CWTS  article  was  produced  by  Prof. 
John  Evans,  University  of  Minnesota.  Oysters,  Anyone?  was  an  eye-opener  of  the 
first  degree!  Did  you  know  that  the  average  American  in  1880  ate  more  than  six 
pounds  of  oyster  meat?  Scare  up  the  article  and  enjoy!  Sterling  Rachootin  added 
Liberty  - A Concept  Embraced  by  the  Union  and  the  Confederacy.  Tom  Fredette 
explained  How  I Got  Started  Collecting  CWTs.  A huge  auction  and  the 
Verification  Service  Report  rounded  out  this  issue. 


CWTS  Needs  a New  Publisher! 

Paul  Cunningham  has  announced  that  he  will  “retire”  from  the 
position  of  CWTS  Publisher  no  later  than  1 January  2010,  with  the 
Winter  issue  in  2009.  Interested  parties  may  contact  the  CWTS 
President  or  Cunningham  at  cunninghamchips@hotmail.com. 


22  Fall  2009 


CWTS  VERIFICATION  SERVICE 


NOTICE  OF  POLICY 


The  following  policy  and  terms  will  be  observed  by  the  Society 
Verification  Service.  Please  read  carefully  before  submitting  specimens  t 
the  Verification  Officer. 

1.  The  verification  service  is  performed  at  a charge  of  $6  per  token  pit 
the  cost  of  any  insurance  and/or  registered  mail  required.  If  no  insuranc 
is  requested,  each  token  will  be  valued  at  a maximum  of  $10  in  the  evei 
of  loss. 

2.  The  purpose  of  the  Verification  Service  is  to  identify  and  attribui 
tokens  belonging  to  or  being  offered  to  CWTS  members  that  appear  to  t 
new  varieties  of  Civil  War  tokens,  such  as  those  of  unlisted  issuers,  ne 
die  varieties,  die  combinations,  metal  types  and  overstrikes,  for  inclusic 
in  future  editions  of  the  patriotic  and  storecard  catalogs.  The  service  doe 
not  identify  and  attribute  tokens  that  can  be  readily  identified  by  consultir 
the  catalogs.  The  Verification  Officer  at  his/her  discretion  may  decline 
examine  tokens  that  are  readily  identifiable  from  the  catalogs. 

3.  No  more  than  four  specimens  in  one  package  will  be  accepted  by  tl 
Service  without  prior  correspondence  with  the  Verification  Officer. 

4.  Upon  return  to  the  owner,  all  specimens  will  be  insured  for  a minimu 
value  of  $10  per  token.  The  owner  has  the  option  of  requesting  ai 
paying  for  insurance  and/or  registered  mail  at  a value  declared  by  tl 
owner.  The  CWTS  cannot  be  responsible  for  insurance  above  tl 
minimum  without  this  value  submitted. 

5.  All  specimens  must  be  submitted  in  2 x 2 vinyl  or  Mylar  flips.  Tl 
service  cannot  be  responsible  for  specimens  in  special  holders 
cardboard,  stapled  holders.  (This  requirement  will  protect  against  possit 
damage  upon  removal.)  Specimens  will  usually  be  removed  from  t 
holder  by  the  Service.  Most  will  have  a specific  gravity  determinatic 
This  requires  the  token  be  submerged  in  water. 

6.  Unless  permission  is  specifically  denied  on  the  request,  the  Servi 
may  do  a touchstone  test  on  the  edge  of  the  token.  This  will  usually 
done  to  differentiate  copper,  brass,  and  copper-nickel. 

7.  The  submitter  should  state  the  specific  information  or  question  to 
answered  regarding  the  specimen. 

8.  The  Verificaton  Service  will  not  assign  a rarity  to  any  new  find.  A cc 
of  the  new  find  certificate  will  be  submitted  to  the  editor  of  the  n 
storecard  catalog  and/or  to  the  editor  of  the  patriotic  catalog.  7 
assignment  of  rarity  can  be  more  accurately  done  by  the  cataloguing  sta 

9.  All  specimens  must  be  accompanied  by  a properly  filled  in  requ 
form,  copies  of  which  are  available  in  this  and  previous  Journal  editions. 

10.  Six  weeks  must  be  allowed  for  the  return  of  specimens. 

Civil  War  Token  Society 


CWTS  VERIFICATION  SERVICE 


The  CWTS  sponsors  a verification  service.  If  you  would  like  an 
independent  opinion  regarding  a Civil  War  Token,  submit  the  following 
form  with  each  token  to: 

CWTS  Verification  Service 
Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Kingsway  Sta. 

Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 
(Y ou  may  copy  this  form) 


Request  for  Verification 


Name  _ 
Address 


(Last) 


(First) 


CWTS  Member  Yes No 

Token  Attribution  (FULD  numbers  and  metal) 

Owner's  Value 

From  Whom  Acquired 

Specific  Opinion  Request  (e.g. genuine?,  attribution?,  planchet  metal?, 
error?) 


PERMISSION  IS  IS  NOT  GRANTED  FOR  A TOUCHSTONE 

TEST  TO  BE  PERFORMED. 

I understand  and  acknowledge  that  any  opinion  rendered  by  the  CWTS 
Verification  Service  on  the  authenticity  or  condition  of  the  item  submitted 
herewith  represents  a considered  judgment  by  the  examiners.  Verification 
does  not,  however,  constitute  a guarantee  that  the  item  is  genuine,  and 
neither  guarantees  that  others  will  not  reach  different  conclusions.  The 
item  will  be  examined  with  nondestructive  testing  techniques  available  and 
will  be  judged  by  examiners  based  upon  information  available  to  them,  but 
no  warranties  are  expressed  or  implied  from  any  opinion  rendered  in  con- 
sequence of  this  application. 

Date 


Signature 


Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auction  #147 


Terms  of  Sale  - Read  Carefully 

Closing  Date  05  October  2009 

1.  Send  Bids  to:  David  W.  Vroom,  21511  Pepperbcrry  Trail,  Spring,  TX  77388 
or  e-mail  cwlsdv@charter.net 

2.  Please  include  e-mail  address,  if  available,  for  notifications. 

3.  Please  include  mailing  address  and  phone  number  with  all  bids  regardless  of 
bidding  method 

4.  Members  have  attributed  all  tokens.  Lots  incorrectly  attributed  or  described 
may  be  returned  within  seven  days  of  receipt  of  lots.  Reason  for  return  must 
accompany  lots. 

5.  Bids  are  to  be  made  by  lot  number  only.  Earliest  postmark  will  decide  tie 
bids 

6.  Bids  will  be  accepted  with  postmarks  dated  as  late  as  the  auction  closing 
date. 

7.  Bids  of  more  than  $10.00  will  be  reduced  to  10%  over  the  second  highest 
bidder  or  to  50%  of  the  bid,  whichever  is  larger.  Bids  of  $10.00  or  less  will  not 
be  reduced 

8.  Terms  are  cash.  Lots  will  be  sent  via  U.  S.  Mail  unless  otherwise  requested. 
Bidders  will  pay  postage  and  insurance.  Payment  is  due  and  payable  upon 
receipt  of  billing.  Please  make  checks  payable  to  David  W.  Vroom. 

9.  Auction  Manager  reserv  es  the  right  to  withdraw  any  lot  or  to  reject  any  bid 
considered  to  be  unreasonable 

10.  All  tokens  are  copper  unless  otherwise  specified 

11.  Most  all  copper  CWTs  resemble  circulated  cents  in  color.  Therefore,  the  use 
of  the  adjective  “dark”  will  denote  a color  “darker”  than  customary.  Use  of  the 
term  “darkening”  will  denote  an  early  stage  of  the  coloration  process 

12.  Abbreviations  used  are  SCM-  Single  Card  Merchant,  and  SMT-  Single 
Merchant  Town 

13.  A double  grade  on  a lot  (XF/VF)  denotes  obv/rev  grading 

14.  Listings  are  per  FULD:  “U.  S.  Civil  War  Storecards”  & “Patriotic  Civil 
War  Tokens” 

15.  Prices  realized  will  be  available  after  the  close  of  the  auction  and  will  be 
sent  FREE  to  all  bidders.  Others  requesting  a prices  realized  list  please  include 
a self-addressed,  stamped  envelope  (SASE)  with  your  request. 


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16.  Please  observe  a minimum  bid  of  $5.00  per  lot  unless  otherwise  indicated  in 
parentheses  ( ) following  the  lot  description.  This  is  a general  minimum  for  the 
auction  and  does  not  imply  the  value  of  any  lot  in  the  auction. 

17.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  each  auction  closes  on  the  25th  of  the  month  that 
the  Journal  is  published  (March,  June,  September  and  December).  Please  bid 
responsibly 


Illinois 

1.  150AB-2a,  Chicago,  R8,  F, 
scratches  on  both  sides  (Minimum 
Bid  $45.00) 

2.  700A-la,  Pontiac,  R5,  G,  dark, 
rusty  dies  (Minimum  Bid  $45.00) 

Indiana 

3.  20B-la,  Anderson,  R5,  EF, 
retoning 

4.  155A-la,  Butler,  R5.  XF+,  few 
tiny  marks  as  made  from  si.  rough 
flan  (Minimum  bid  $80.00) 

5.  530B/la,  LaPorte,  R6,  G,  3 holes, 
dark,  cleaned  (9) 

6.  630A-4a,  Mishawaka,  R8,  VG,  a 
bit  rough,  gouges  and  rim  damage 
both  sides 

7.  630A-6a,  Mishawaka,  R3,  UNC, 
chocolate  brown  color,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides,  some  rim 
damage  (Minimum  bid  $240.00) 

8.  630A-6a,  Mishawaka,  R3,  XF, 
scratch  and  gouge  rev,  dark, 
verdigris  both  sides 

9.  630 A- 1 la,  Mishawaka,  R6,  VF, 
some  light  scratches  obv,  small  black 
spots  rev  (Minimum  bid  $75.  00) 

10.  630A-12a,  Mishawaka,  R7,  VF, 
rare  union  star  die,  ex-J.  Detwilcr, 
dark,  small  pits  obv,  rim  dings  rev, 
verdigris  both  sides,  weak  3rd  “e”  in 
jeweler  (Minimum  bid  $650.00) 

11  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  XF+, 


rim  cud  obv,  small  black  spots  & 
verdigris  both  sides  (Minimum  bid 
$60.00) 

12.  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  XF, 
cleaned  long  time  ago,  some  uneven 
re-toning,  some  rim  damage 

13.  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  VF, 
darkening,  some  verdigris  (Minimum 
Bid  $40.00) 

14.  915A-la,  Valparaiso,  R7,  F,  tiny 
dig  and  scratches  on  rev  (Minimum 
Bid  $55.00) 

15.  915A-2a,  Valparaiso,  R5,  F+, 
dark,  Indiana  Primitive,  fine  residue 
(Minimum  Bid  $50.00) 

Michigan 

16.  25A-la,  Albion,  R3,  UNC,  red. 
uneven  coloring  both  sides 

17.  525D-2a,  Jackson,  R3,  VF,  tiny 
rim  clip,  some  weak  rev  lettering 

18.  530G-la,  Kalamazoo,  R4,  VF, 
dark  (Minimum  bid  $35.00) 

19.  745C-la,  Pawpaw,  R7,  XF,  small 
incomplete  clip,  minor  verdigris  obv, 
rim  dent  (Minimum  bid  $350.00) 

20.  920D-la,  Tecumseh,  R4,  VG, 
small  hole  obv,  damage  over  “Tccu" 

New  Jersey 

21.  20A-la,  Atlantic  City,  R2,  EF, 
SMT,  edge  dings 


26  Fall  2009 


Nov  York 

22.  lOA-la,  Albany,  R2,  VF,  dark 

23.  lOG-la,  Albany,  R3,  VF,  some 
scratches  rev 

24.  10H-5aa,  Albany,  R3,  F,  tiny 
scratches  rev 

25.  95F-la.  Brooklyn,  R2,  VF, 
verdigris  in  letters,  gouge  under 
“Grocer” 

26.  95F-la.  Brooklyn,  R2,  VF,  long 
gouge  obv,  scratches  over  date  rev 

27.  140 A- la.  Cohoes,  Rl,  MS63,  red 
& brown 

28.  270A-la,  Fort  Edwards,  R2, 
UNC,  red.  tiny  black  spots  both  sides 

29.  630B-2a.  NYC,  Rl,  F,  slightly 
bent,  darkening 

30.  630D-la,  NYC,  R2,  UNC.  some 
red,  some  scratches  and  debris  obv 

31.  630L-2a.  NYC,  R2,  VF,  weak 
strike 

32.  630L-4a,  NYC,  R2,  VG,  weak 
strike, 

33.  630M-2a,  NYC,  R6,  XF, 
overstruck  obv,  die  cracks  rev 

34.  630M-9a,  NYC.  R5.  UNC,  red, 
early  die  cracks  and  minor  staining 
both  sides 

35.  630M-13a  NYC,  R3,  F.  Broas 
Bro,  porous  planchet 

36.  630AM-la,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  rim 
dings  obv 

37.  630AQ-la,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  minor 
scratches  & verdigris  both  sides 

38.  630AQ-4a,  NYC,  Rl,  VF,  minor 
debris  in  letters  obv 

39.  630AQ-4a,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  small 
spot  obv,  verdigris  in  letters  & 
numbers 

40.  630AW-la,  NYC.  R4,  VF, 
porous  & cleaned 

41.  630BI-la,  NYC,  R2,  UNC,  scrip 
issuer,  small  black  spot  rev,  rim 


dings  and  small  gouges  rev 

42.  630BO-2a,  NYC,  Rl,  UNC, 

Buck,  verdigris  both  sides,  rim  cud 
rev 

43.  630BO-2a,  NYC,  Rl,  VG,  rim 
cud  obv,  lots  of  verdigris  both  sides 

44.  630BX-lg,  NYC,  R2,  Lead,  G, 
dark 

45.  630BX-2g,  NYC,  R2,  VG,  lead, 
dark 

46.  630CH-3a,  NYC,  R7,  UNC,  Pig, 
black  spot  obv,  uneven  coloration 
both  side 

47.  905C-la,  Utica,  R3,  VF,  black 
spot  and  verdigris  on  obv,  verdigris 
caked  and  some  staining  on  rev 

48.  890A-la,  Troy,  R3,  F,  some 
staining  both  sides 

49.  890-B-30b,  Troy,  R2,  F,  Brass, 
uneven  coloration 

50.  890E-5b,  Troy,  R3,  F,  Brass, 
small  rim  cud  obv,  uneven  coloration 

51.  985A-la,  Whitehall,  Rl,  VF, 
SMT,  verdigris  in  devices  both  sides 
(Minimum  bid  $25.00) 

52.  940A-3a,  Waterloo,  R7,  F, 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  large 
scratches  on  obv  (Minimum  Bid 
$25.00) 

Ohio 

53.  5 A- la,  Adamsville,  R3,  G,  SMT, 
lots  of  verdigris  obv 

54.  10A-2a,  Adelphia,  R4,  F+,  some 
weak  letters  on  obv,  tiny  dings  on  rev 
(Minimum  Bid  $55.00) 

55.  74A-lal,  Berea,  R3,  VF,  SMT. 
lots  of  verdigris  both  sides,  scratches 
& gouge  obv 

56.  165DB-la,  Cincinnati,  R2,  G, 
small  clip,  weak  center  obv,  dings 
rev. 

57.  165ES-la,  Cincinnati,  Rl,  VF, 


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black  stains  obv,  rough  rev  surface 

58.  165GR-la,  Cincinnati,  R2,  UNC, 
slightly  off-center  rev,  trace  red 
(Minimum  bid  $35.00) 

59.  165GS-16a,  Cincinnati,  R6,  F, 
lots  of  verdigris  rev,  debris  in  devices 
obv 

60.  190B-2a,  Columbiana,  R6,  XF, 
darkening,  early  die  crack  on  obv, 
verdigris  in  lettering  (Minimum  Bid 
$50.00) 

61.  535B-2a,  Massillon,  R2,  F,  weak 
letters  obv,  numerous  old  scratches 
on  rev 

62.  535C-2a,  Massillon,  R2,  F+, 
rough  obv  surface 

63.  770A-la.  Richmond,  R5,  VG 
SMT,  rough  surfaces  both  sides, 
cleaned(?),  debris  letters  obv 
(Minimum  bid  $45.00) 

Pennsylvania 

64.  6 15 A- la,  Meadville,  R2,  VF, 
SMT,  verdigris  in  lettering  both  sides 

Wisconsin 

65.  300D-la,  Janesville,  R5,  F,  rim 
damage,  large  amount  of  verdigris  on 
rev,  porous  (Minimum  Bid  $75.00) 

66.  5 101- la,  Milwaukee,  R5,  EF, 
slight  darkening  some  letters  both 
sides,  tiny  rim  nicks,  some  verdigris 

67.  5 1 0 AI- 1 a,  Milwaukee,  R3,  G, 
flattened,  rim  clip 

68.  510E-la,  Milwaukee,  R2,  UNC, 
Bltaz  Brewery,  small  die  crack  obv 

69.  620K- la,  Oshkosh,  R3,  VG, 

SCM,  obv  center  “smeared”,  old 
scratches  rev 


Patriotics 

70.  6/268a,  Rl,  EF, 

71.  9/298 Aa,  R7,  XF,  tiny  rim  clip  & 
scattered  obv  spots  (Minimum  bid 
$125.00) 

72.  9/298Ab,  R9,  VF,  Brass,  porous, 
small  edge  rub,  dark,  some  staining 
both  sides  (Minimum  bid  $125.00) 

73.  9/406a,  R6,  VF,  old  scratches  on 
both  sides  (Minimum  Bid  $250.00) 

74.  9/407a,  R6,  XF,  small  obv  dig 
above  head,  darkening  (Minimum 
bid  $80.00) 

75.  9/407a,  R6,  VF,  retoning,  tiny 
clip  (Minimum  Bid  $60.00) 

76.  13/297a,  R2,  EF,  re-cut  date, 
minor  verdigris  & scratches  both 
sides 

77.  18/300a,  R2,  VF,  scratches  & 
verdigris  both  sides 

78.  19/3  96a,  R2,  F,  mottled  surfaces, 
weak  rev 

79.  22/442a,  R2,  F,  dark,  verdigris 
both  sides,  gouge  rev 

80.  37/434,  Rl,  UNC,  dark 

81.  43/388,  R2,  UNC,  some  red 

82.  43/388a,  R2,  F,  rough  surface 
obv,  verdigris  & many  scratches  obv 

83.  47/3 32a,  Rl,  F,  die  crack  obv, 
verdigris  in  devices  both  sides 

84.  48/299a,  Rl,  VF,  dark  surface 
discoloration  & scratches  both  sides 

85.  51 -342a,  Rl,  VF,  minor  verdigris 
obv,  dings  on  face 

86.  58/43 9a,  R3,  F,  weak  date, 
somewhat  porous,  dark,  rim  dings 
(Minimum  Bid  $25.00) 

87.  69/369a,  R3.  VF,  verdigris  in 
devices  both  sides,  scratches  rev 
88  79/35 la,  Rl,  VG,  dark  surface 
coating  both  sides  (verdigris?) 

89.  135/440a,  R2,  VF,  verdigris  in 
devices  both  sides,  small  die  crack 


28  Fall  2009 


obv,  weak  center  rev 

90.  13 8/2 5 5a,  R 2,  AU+,  slightly 
off-center  obv,  tiny  run  clip  rev 

91.  138/434a,  Rl,  VF,  spot  obv, 
slightly  off  center,  ding  obv 

92.  143/26 la,  Rl,  VG,  rim  cud  obv, 
some  staining  both  sides 

93.  155/400a,  R4,  VG+/F,  typical 
uneven  strike,  die  rotation  “B",  rim 
ding  rev 

94.  163/252a,  R2,  VF+,  small  old 
solder  mark,  verdigris  in  devices  both 
sides 

95.  165/400a,  R5,  XF/VF,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides  (Minimum  bid 
$140.00) 

96.  165/400a,  R5,  F-VF,  old.  large 
deep,  almost  through  gouges  on  both 
sides 

97.  168/3 11a,  Rl,  VF,  minor 
verdigris  in  devices,  small,  old  dings 
both  sides 

98.  174/272,  Rl.  UNC,  some  red. 
some  darkening  rev 

99.  175/232a,  R6,  UNC.  50%  red, 
weak  date  variety,  rim  ding  & rim 
gouge  obv  (Minimum  bid  $290.00) 

100.  175/232a,  R6,  G,  dog,  very' 
porous  planchet,  heavy  coating  both 
sides 

101.  175/400a,  R3,  EF,  dark,  tiny 
rim  cud  on  obv 

102.  175/400a,  R3,  F,  big  straight 
clip,  dark,  verdigris  both  sides 

103.  175/40 la,  R5,  XF+,  well  struck, 
small  clip,  some  verdigris  both  sides 
(Minimum  bid  $150.00) 

104.  175/40 1 a,  R5,  XF,  center  bit 
weak  rev,  minor  verdigris  rev, 
scratches  rev,  small  gouge  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $75.00), 

105.  175/40 la,  R5,  VF.  dark,  old 
cleaning,  verdigris,  porous 
planchet(?) 


106.  175/40  la,  R5,  XF.  funky  rev  as 
struck  with  scries  of  short  parallel 
gouges 

107.  175/403,  R4,  XF,  12  o’clock  die 
break  or  weak  date  variation 
verdigris  on  both  sides  (Minimum 
Bid  $60.00) 

108.  175/403a,  R4,  UNC,  5%  red.  die 
175  “A”  weak  date  variety,  rim 
damage  obv,  off-center  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $225.00) 

109.  175/403a,  R4,  VF,  weak  date 
variety,  rim  gouges  obv,  some  black 
staining  both  sides 

110.  175/403a,  R4,  F,  small  clip, 
minor  staining  on  both  sides 

111.  175 C/400,  R3,  XF/VF-XF, 
“Shitting  Horse”,  rim  dings  on  rev, 
rough  surface  by  rider’s  head  and 
horse’s  tail,  dark  (Minimum  Bid 
$50.00) 

112.  175C/400,  R3,  XF/AU, 

“Shitting  Horse”,  rough  surface  by 
riders  head  and  horses  tail,  2 small 
surface  abrasions  on  rev,  (see  CWTS 
V37#2  pg  6)  (Min  Bid  $75.00) 

113.  175C/400a,  R3,  UNC,  red  trace, 
small  clip  in.  “Shitting  Horse” 
(Minimum  bid  $225.00) 

114.  175C/400a,  R3,  AU+,  “Shitting 
Horse”,  some  verdigris  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $190.00) 

115.  175C/400a,  R3,  VF,  old 
scratches,  dark,  token  somewhat 
bent,  “Shitting  Horse” 

116.  175E/400a,  R3,  VF/XF,  many 
small  old  marks 

1 17.  178/267a,  Rl,  EF,  rev  strike 
through,  black  discoloration  obv 

118.  191/443.  Rl,  VG,  minor 
staining  obv,  dark  rev  coating  with 
large  crescent  mark 

1 19.  203/412.  R2,  VF.  minor  stains 
obv,  verdigris  & gouge  rev 


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120.  209/414,  R2,  UNC,  red 
“SPOOT”  variety,  small  black  spots 
obv 

121.  209/4 14a,  R2,  EF,  “Spoot” 
error,  brown  staining  obv  (Minimum 
bid  $30.00) 

122.  211/400a,  R4,  XF+,  sharply 
struck,  planchet  bowed  as  made,  rim 
dings  and  small  stain  obv,  die  cracks 
rev  (Minimum  bid  $100.00) 

123.  211/400a,  R4,  VF,  incomplete 
clip  and  cuts  and  gouge  rev,  small 
black  stain  obv 

124.  21  l/400a,  R4,  VF,  looks  like  it 
may  have  been  buried,  pinkish-cast 
both  sides 

125.  2 19/3 20a,  Rl,  EF,  minor 
verdigris  in  letters  both  sides 

126.  222/325a,  R2,  VF,  obv  die 
breaks?  & gouges,  staining  around 
devices  both  sides 

127.  226/32 la,  R4,  VF,  weak  on 
“Preserved”,  debris  in  letters  both 
sides,  scratches  both  sides 

128.  231/352,  Rl,  UNC,  some  debris 
in  devices  both  sides 

129.  231/352Aa,  Rl,  VF,  verdigris  in 
devices  both  sides,  rough  surface  obv 

130.  233/312,  Rl,  UNC,  red,  minor 


verdigris  spots  rev 

131.  238/405,  R3/c,  R8/br,  F+, 
evidence  indicates  both  brass  & 
copper  composition  (S.  Hayden  Sale 
29  Lot  103),  2 clips,  some  staining 
on  rev  (Minimum  Bid  $70.00) 

132.  238/405a,  R3,  F,  lots  of  old 
marks,  die  rotation  “C”,  small 
incomplete  rim  clip  both  sides 

133.  240/337,  Rl,  UNC,  some  red, 
minor  verdigris  and  spots  both  sides, 
“white”  substance  on  ‘u’  of  “Our” 

134.  240/337a,  Rl,  F,  Monitor, 
several  dings  obv,  dark  surface 
coating  & scratches  rev  (Minimum 
bid  $22.00) 

135.  241/336a,  Rl,  AU,  retoning,  tin 
spots  on  rev,  small  rim  dings 

136.  247/379,  R3,  UNC,  red,  minor 
verdigris  and  spots  both  sides 

137.  255/390a.Rl,XF,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides 

138.  337/350a,  R2,  VF,  minor 
verdigris  obv,  darkening  rev 

Sale  Closes  on  September  25,  2009 

End  of  Sale 
Good  Luck 


New  to  Civil  War  Tokens? 

Dial  up  www.cwtsociety.com  and 
see  what  we  are  about! 


30  Fall  2009 


THE  GENERAL  STORE 


Sutler  Scrip:  Unlisted  issuers  and  unlisted  varieties  in  Keller.  Michigan 
Civil  War.  Send  $2  for  color  pics.  Lawrence  Falater,  POB  81,  Allen,  Ml 
49227. 


Fixed  Price  List,  80  pages  of  interesting,  inexpensive  tokens  and  other 
exonumia.  Write  for  list.  Norman  Peters,  POB  29,  Lancaster,  NY  14086. 


HELP!  Is  there  a “CWT  47/332a”  without  a die  crack?  I need  one  for  a 
“Die  Crack  Progression  Set.”  Any  condition.  Tom  Padula,  708-305-2178. 
Please  call  ifyou  have  one,  for  sale  or  not. 


Please  visit  Shigitatsu@aol.com  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful 
enlarged  obv/rev  images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NJY 
117-0017. 


Free  Pricelist:  medals,  tokens,  including  Civil  War  and  Hard  Times, 
So-Called  Dollars,  wonderful  Worlds  Fair  memorabilia  and  exonumia. 
Michael  Sander4s,  POB  1989,  Beaverton,  OR  97075. 


WANTED  TO  BUY:  890B-7,  8,  15,  28,  36,  37;  reply  to  M.  Judge,  PO  Box 
83,  Waterfield,  NY  12188. 

JUST  ASKING!  Do  you  have  any  unusual  MI920  for  sale?  (Been  asking 
for  years!)  Paul  Cunningham,  517-902-7072,  cunninghamchips 
@hotmail.com,  cunninghamexonumia.com 

-++++ 


Collector  seeks  CWT  collections  or  singles.  Paying  retail  for 
undamaged  tokens.  Please  send  price/description  to: 
dcoin_currency@sbcglobal.net  or  Daniel  Sheffer  48465  Van  Dyke,  Suite 
109,  Shelby  Township,  Ml  48317. 


Funky,  Indiana  Primitives  wanted.  Big  clips,  off  center,  double  struck, 
other  odd  strikes.  I pay  top  dollar.  Wayne  Stafford,  3004  Connett  Ave.,  Ft. 
Wayne,  IN  46802  sweetnet8361@yahoo.com 


PERSONAL  ELONGATED  SET  made  for  the  ANA  Convention  for  sale, 
which  includes  a rolled  silver  STD  Liberty  Quarter,  PA  state  quarter,  and 
two  rolled  tokens.  Only  100  sets  rolled.  Six  dollars  postpaid.  Rich  Bottles 
Jr.,  P.O.  Box  8029,  Fairmont,  WV  26554 


Police,  Sheriff  and  Marshall  (Law  badges)  wanted.  Send  photocopy  and 
asking  price.  Sullivan,  Box  1204,  Church  St.  Sta.,  New  York,  NY  10008- 
1204 

48  Page  Fixed  Price  List  of  tokens  and  paper  Americana.  Always  CWTs 
and  related  items  included.  List  free  for  asking.  Norman  Peters,  Box  29, 
Lancaster,  NY  14086. 

New  Patriotic?  I would  like  to  purchase  or  photograph:  De  Witt  U 
1 862-8  24mm  in  copper  or  white  metal  or  ? Obv  pictures  Eagle  on  cannon 
and  inscription  "Union  League  Death  to  Traitors".  Rev  pictures  Flag  and 
inscription  "M.  C.  E.  O.  I.  L.  T.  S.  U.,  1776"  Any  information  appreciated. 
Ken  Bauer,  POB  7905,  Santa  Cruz,  CA  95061-7905. 

Wanted  to  buy:  67/372  any  metal,  overstrikes,  etc.,  welcome.  Call  or 
write  Steve  Butler,  3414  137th  St.,  Gig  Harbor,  WA  98332.  253-858-8647. 

Want  NYC/NYS  storecards.  Trade  IN630A-5a  Higgins  XF,  fabulous 
classic  hobo  nickel,  Civil  War  memorabilia.  Vincent  Contessa 
yovinny@esper.com  865-690-9429. 

Wanted:  Wl  120B  and  Wl  120Ds.  Please  send  price  and  condition.  D A. 
Weiner,  1524  Weiner  Rd.,  Columbus,  Wl  53925. 

Interested  in  trading  my  extras  and  duplicates  for  your  Michigan  Store 
Cards  of  similar  value.  Information  at  luitje@acm.org  or  http://cwt. 
michigano.org/trade 

Attractive  Tokens  at  www.ClassicNumismatics.com.  Diverse  selection 
including  patriotics,  storecards,  and  sutlers.  High  quality  photography. 
Email  TheNumismatist@Yahoo.com  or  call  John  Coker  281-427-9971 . 

Interested  in  purchasing  or  sharing  information  on  sutler  tokens.  Bob 
Walker,  Ste.  2A,  724  Danbury  Rd.,  Ridgefield,  CT  06877,  walker_rj 
@sbcglobal.net,  203-994-5390. 

WANTED:  209/414  "Spoot"  error.  Please  send  price  and  condition  to  john. 
baileys@oilstates.com 

ATTENTION-ATTENTION-ATTENTION!!!  Time  for  members  to  send  in 

new  ads,  multiple  issues  OK.  Send  to  Paul  Cunningham,  Box  1, 

Tecumseh,  Ml  49286  or  email  cunninghamchips@notmail.com. 

Please  visit  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful  enlarged  obv/rev 
images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NY  11714-0017 


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The  Long  Beach,  California,  coin  show,  a major  production  with  major 
numismatic  auctions,  and  which  occurs  three  times  a year,  is  the  only  venue  where 
regular  meetings  of  the  CWTS  take  place!  While  small  in  attendance  they  are  long 
on  token  talk  and  presentations.  Contact  our  secretary  or  treasurer  to  find  the  time 
and  date  for  the  next  installment.  Note  that  four  or  more  CWTS  member-dealers 
set  up  at  that  show. 


Membership  Application  for  CWTS 


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Buying:  Civil  War  Tokens 

Urgently  need  nice  material.  Whole  collections,  singles,  duplicates  - 
everything  purchased!  Special  need  for  rare  dies,  rare  die 
combinations,  rare  towns,  off-metals,  overstrikes. 

Ship  for  our  fast  check  offer.  No  one  pays  more! 

C & D Gale  Dept.  T 2404  Berwyn  Rd.  Wilmington,  DE  19810 
Phone:  (302)  478-0872  Fax:  (302)  478-6866  E-Mail:  CDGale@dol.net 


*CWT*Books*in*the*News* 

2nd  Edition  U.S.  Civil  War  Storecards.  (650  pages)  Reprinted  due  to 
popular  demand.  Lists  all  merchant  issuers  of  Civil  War  Tokens  by  state  and 
town.  Thousands  of  tokens  are  depicted  with  their  rarity  numbers  and 
numerous  charts  included.  A necessary  reference  for  the  Storecard  collector. 

S100.00  for  non  members  and  S 85.00  for  members. 

5th  Edition  Patriotic  Civil  War  Tokens  (436  pages)  [2007  winner  of  the 
Numismatic  Literary  Guild's  "Extraordinary  Merit"  Award],  Completely 
revised  edition  with  more  than  120  new  entries,  36  new  dies,  updated 
rarities,  listing  changes  and  comprehensive  'Die-a-Grams'  for  determining 
die  numbers.  The  basic  reference  for  Patriotic  tokens.  S35  for  non-members 
and  S30  for  members. 

The  Civil  War  Token  Collectors  Guide  by  Kanzinger  (Price  guide  - 236 
pages)  A comprehensive  list  of  each  tokens  value  according  to  the  token's 
condition  with  a rarity  scale  on  Towns,  a separate  listing  of  the  rarest  store 
cards  and  filled  with  information,  which  gives  the  Civil  War  token  collector 
an  idea  as  to  the  value  of  his  collection  with  suggestions  and  listings  on 
collecting  by  themes.  Softcover:  S30,  Member  Price  S25;  Hard:  S37 
Member  S30 

Civil  War  Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati:  by  John  Ostendorf.  This  book  is  383 
pages  long,  and  describes  the  millions  of  metallic  store  card  tokens  which 
were  produced  at  Cincinnati  for  merchants  ranging  from  New  York  to 
Kansas  and  Alabama  to  Minnesota.  The  softcover  edition  of  the  book  may  be 
purchased  from  Lulu.com  for  $25.50  plus  shipping  at  ww.Lulu.com/content/ 
1281558.  The  hardcover  edition  is  available  for  $38.00  plus  shipping  at 
wvvvv.Lulu.com/content/1372848.  The  hardcover  edition  will  also  be  sold  to 
CWTS  members  from  its  bookstore  on  the  Society's  Web  site.  See  the  "Book 
Preview"  on  either  of  the  above  Web  sites  to  view  the  first  nine  pages  of  the 
book. 

Please  make  out  your  check  or  money  order  for  these  books  to  the  CWTS  and 
mail  it  to:  Jud  Petrie,  Book  Manager,  Box  22,  Belfast,  ME  04915.  email: 
cxonumisttaaol.com  Or.  if  you  have  a pavpal  account,  you  can  go  directly  to 
the  paypal  website  at  www.paypal.com  and  make  an  electronic  payment 
("send  money")  to  cwtpalta:  aol.com  Please  be  sure  to  note  in  the  comments 
that  it  is  for  the  reprinted  storecard  book  and/or  the  5th  edition  patriotic 
book. 


***More***CWTS***Books!** 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Reprints  : 

Volume  I (1967-1972)  560pp  Hardcover 
Volume  II  (1973-1976)  548pp  Hardcover 
Volume  III  (1977-1982)  724pp  Hardcover 
Volume  IV  (1983-1986)  690pp  Hardcover 
Volume  V Hardcover 
Volume  VI  Hardcover 

Each  volume:  Non-Member  Price:  $25.00  Member  $20.00 

MEMBER  SPECIALS  : 

Any  Two  Journal  Reprints:  $30.00 

Any  Three  Journal  Reprints:  $45.00 

Any  Four  Journal  Reprints:  $60.00 

Any  Five  Journal  Reprints:  $75.00 

All  Six  Journal  Reprints:  $90.00 

(Specify  volumes  needed  if  ordering  fewer  than  six.) 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Back  Issues  : 

Non-Member  Price:  $3.00  Member  Price:  $2.50 
(Please  specify  issue  numbers.) 

Any  Five  Journal  Back  Issues:  $10.00 

(NOTE:  Many  issues  are  sold  out  ~ email  for  availability 
of  specific  issues.) 

All  books  can  be  purchased  on-line  at  our  web-site 
www.CWTSociety.com  or  contact: 

Jud  Petrie,  Book  Manager 
P.O.  Box  22  Belfast,  ME  04915 
exonumist@aol.com 


Feuchtwanger  Tokens  Wanted 

I am  collecting  and  studying  Lewis  Feuchtwanger  one-cent  and  three- 
cent  tokens  circa  1837,  classifying  them  by  die  varieties  and  die  states. 
I would  be  pleased  to  examine  any  items  sent  to  me  and  will  make  an 
attractive  (in  my  opinion)  cash  offer  for  any  that  I can  use,  and  in  any 
event  will  return  postpaid  any  that  I cannot  use,  paying  the  roundtrip 
postage. 

I seek  the  familiar  1-cent  and  3-cent  pieces  dated  1837,  store  cards  or 
anything  else  bearing  the  Feuchtwanger  name.  All  inquiries  will  be 
answered  personally  and  promptly.  Thank  you  for  your  interest! 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


ADVERTISING  INFORMATION 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING:  Free  25-word  ad  to  all 
members.  Non-members  and  members'  additional  {more 
than  one  per  issue}  ads  cost  5 cents  per  word. 

DISPLAY  ADVERTISING:  Full  page  ad  $35,  half  page  $20, 
quarter-page  $12,  eighth-page  $8.  Inside  back  cover  $40, 
outside  back  cover  $50.  Halftones  are  $6  each.  Only 
classified  or  display  advertising  pertaining  to  Civil  War 
tokens  acceptable.  Ads  run  for  four  consecutive  issues 
discounted  at  10%;  payment  with  first  insertion. 

SPECIAL  ENCLOSURES:  Members  may  enclose  a flyer 
with  any  CWTS  mailing  for  a cost  of  $50  beyond  the  cost  of 
printing.  Contact  the  publisher  for  details.  All  advertisements 
are  to  be  sent  directly  to  the  CWTS  Publisher,  Box  One, 
Tecumseh,  Ml  49286.  Call  Paul  A.  Cunningham  (517) 
902-7072. 


WANTED 


Wealth  of  the  South  Mulings  Bolen  Tokens 
Merriam  Tokens  and  Medals 
R-8  to  R-10  CW  Store  Cards  and  Patriotics 


For  my  own  personal  reference  collection  (which  I began  in 
1955,  adding  CWT  beginning  in  1957;  in  1960  I was  a founder  of  the 
Token  and  Medal  Society).  I would  like  to  buy  especially  choice,  rare, 
and  interesting  specimens  in  all  metals.  There  are  thousands  of  CWT 
I still  need! 

In  addition,  I would  like  "go-withs"  relating  to  John  A. 
Bolen,  Joseph  Merriam,  and  any  other  Civil  War  era  die  sinker 
(Stanton,  Murdock,  Lanphear,  Bridgens,  et  al.)  - such  things  as 
advertisements,  scrip,  correspondence,  or  anything  else 
contemporary  to  the  1860s. 

If  you  will  describe  and  price  what  you  have,  I will  give  an 
immediate  decision  and,  if  I make  a purchase,  immediate  payment  in 
full. 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


is  pleased  to  present 

The  Alan  Bleviss  Collection 
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The  most  important  auction 
offering  of  our  generation 

As  a member  of  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  you  are 
invited  to  request  complimentary  copies  of  the  catalogues 
we  are  preparing  that  will  include  the  Alan  Bleviss 
Collection.  Mr.  Bleviss,  distinguished  past  president  of  our 
Society,  has  gathered  together  one  of  the  finest  collection 
of  Civil  War  store  cards  ever  formed.  His  cabinet  is 
comprehensive  and  is  replete  with  superb  specimens  from 
many  issuers,  ranging  from  the  expected  and  eminently 
affordable  to  landmark  scarcities  and  rarities. 

In  addition,  the  collection  includes  a representative 
selection  of  sutlers’  tokens,  including  approximately  75 
examples,  and  encased  postage  stamps. 

The  catalogue  is  being  prepared  by  Q.  David  Bowers, 
John  Pack,  Frank  Van  Valen,  Andrew  W.  Pollock  and 
the  Stack’s  staff.  The  Bleviss  Collection  is  planned  to  he 
offered  in  multiple  parts,  each  catalogue  complete  with 
tokens  from  particular  states.  The  planned  schedule  thus 
far  is:  ( 1 ) With  the  Whitman  Coin  &.  Currency  Exposition 
in  Philadelphia  in  September  2009,  (2)  Stack’s  Fall 
Baltimore  Sale,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  November  2009; 
Stack’s  Americana  Sale,  New  York  City,  January  2010. 

One  each  of  the  catalogues  is  available,  subject  to 
supply,  to  you  as  a member  of  the  CWTS.  Additional 
copies  of  any  catalogue  can  be  ordered  for  $20  each,  again 
subject  to  availability. 

Whether  you  are  just  beginning  your  interest,  or  if 
you  have  been  a specialist  for  many  years,  the  Bleviss 
Collection  will  be  an  unprecedented  opportunity  to 
add  desirable  tokens  to  your  collection.  This  specialty  is 
dynamic,  the  market  for  it  is  excellent,  and  enthusiasm  is 
at  an  all-time  high.  Please  join  us. 

To  request  a complimentary  catalogue,  please  contact 
us  at  603-569-0823.  Remember,  quantities  are  limited. 


123  West  57th  Street  • New  York,  NY  10019  • 212-582-2580  • www.stacks.com 
P.O.  Box  1804  • Wolfeboro,  NH  03894  • 603-569-0823  • auction@stacks.com 


Civil  War 
Token 
Journal 


Winter  2009  Volume  43  Number  4 


W.B.  EAGER  - Elyria,  Ohio 


What  Do  You  Collect? 


Our  sales  cover  all  phases  of  Exonumia,  Civil  War,  Trade  Tokens,  Good  For 
Mirrors,  Encased,  Counterstamped  coins,  Transportation,  Military,  Brunswick 
Balke  and  other  categories  too  numerous  to  list 


We  are  also  looking  for  consignments  of  worthwhile  material 
Tpr1  ' for  our  auctions. 


Our  Mail  Bid  Auctions  and  Prices  Realized  are  free  (you  can 't  beat  that  price!). 

PAUL  L.  KOPPENHAVER 

P.  O.  Box  34056  Granada  Hills,  CA  91394 

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THE  CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  JOURNAL  is  produced  by  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  to  help 
stimulate  and  maintain  interest  in  the  field  of  Civil  War  token  collecting.  It  is  strictly  a 
non-profit  organization.  The  Journal  is  published  quarterly:  Spring,  Summer,  Fall  and 
Winter.  Single  copy  price  is  $3.50.  Membership  in  CWTS  is  $15  per  year,  payable  in 
advance  and  includes  a subscription  to  The  Journal. 

CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  SOCIETY  OFFICERS 


Secretary 

Bill  Nash 
1160  Via  Ixtapa 
Corona,  CA  92882 
(951)  279-1542 
bnash@uia.net 

Past  President 

Alan  Bleviss 
853  7th  Ave.  #12D. 

New  York,  NY  10019 
(212)  868-6750 
njshadow@garden.net 

BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS 

Larry  Dziubek 

P.O.  Box  235 

Connoquenessing,  PA  16027 
(724)  789-7372 
(2009-2010) 

Tom  Norris 

1607  Prindle  Dr. 

Belair,  MD  21012 
(410)420-8727 
(2008-2009) 

David  Vogan 

10012  Farley  Ln. 

Overland  Park,  KS  66212 
(913)  888-6924 
(2009-2010) 


OTHER  CWTS  OFFICERS 


President 

Don  Erlenkotter 
10616  Ranch  Rd. 
Culver  City,  CA  90230-5457 
(310)  815-1511 
derlenko@anderson.ucla.edu 

Treasurer 

Susan  Trask 
P.O.  Box  2053 
Sisters,  OR  97759 
(909)  337-7470 
susantrask@mindspring.com 


Terry  Akers 

3316  Carrier  Ave. 
Kettering,  OH  45429-3512 
(2008  - 2009) 

Ernie  Latter 

P.O.  Box  26 
Sanilac,  Ml  48469 
(810)  622-9557 
(2008-2009) 

Tom  Reed 

12348  State  Rte.  34 
Bryan,  OH  43506 
(800)  472-8180 
(2000-2010) 


Publicity 

Cindy  Wibker 
cwibker@aol.com 


Legal  Counsel 

David  Gladfelter 
228  Winding  Way 
Moorestown,  NJ  08057 
(856)  234-5593 

Computer  Liason 

Bill  Luitje 
2677  Wayside  Dr. 
Ann  Arbor,  Ml  48103 
(734)  769-7820 


Publisher 

Paul  A.  Cunningham 
Box  One 

Tecumseh,  Ml  49286 
(517)  902-7072 

cunninghamchips@hotmail.com 

Verification 

Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Kinsway  Sta. 
Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 

Book  Distributor 

Jud  Petrie 
P.O.  Box  22 
Belfast,  ME  04915 
(207)  930-3647 


Vice  President 

Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Kingsway  Sta. 
Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 
(718)  339-6118 

Editor 

Fred  Ball 
199  Glencoe  Rd.. 
Columbus,  OH  43214 
(614)  267-4758 
OhioCWTS@wowway.com 


Mark  Jervis 

6811  S.  Lamar  St. 
Littleton,  CO  80128 
(303)  948-1271 
(2008-2009) 

John  Ostendorf 

523  Hiwasee  Rd. 
Waxahachie,  TX  75165 
(972)  921-8819 
(2009-2010) 


Auction  Manager 

David  Vroom 
21511  Pepperberry  Tr. 
Spring,  TX  77388 
(281)  288-3870 

Librarian 

Don  Shawhan 
3324  Waldo  Blvd. 
Manitowoc,  Wl  54220 
(920)  684-8423 

Internet  Coordinator 

Ernie  Latter 
P.O.  Box  26 
Sanilac,  Ml  48469 
(810)  622-9557 


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Copyright  2009  Civil  War  Token  Society 


W.B.  Eager  of  Elyria,  Ohio 


Alan  S.  DeShazo 


W.B.  Eager  advertised  himself  as  a wholesale  agent  in  Elyria,  Ohio  on  tokens 
dated  1862.  The  reverse  touts  Allen’s  blacklead  compound  and  Babbitt  metal, 
which  implies  that  Eager  was  a distributor  of  hardware  supplies.  Babbitt  metal  is 
an  alloy  of  tin,  antimony,  copper  and  sometimes  lead  that  is  used  in  bearings  to 
reduce  friction.  Blacklead  is  graphite  and  used,  among  other  ways,  as  a lubricant. 
Fred  Ball  has  kindly  pointed  me  to  images  of  the  mutual  reverse  of  OH  290A-1 
and  OH  290A-2.  He  also  found  that  W.B.  Eager  married  a Mary  Bush  on  June  8, 
1853  and  that  he  died  on  January  16,  1870  at  the  young  age  of  36  years  8 months 
and  was  buried  in  Ridgetown  Cemetery  in  Elyria,  Lorain  County,  Ohio. 

Elyria  is  the  seat  of  Lorain  County  and  is  named  for  the  town’s  founder  Herman 
Ely.  It  is  located  in  northeastern  Ohio  at  the  forks  of  the  Black  River  and  is 
presently  considered  a part  of  what  is  locally  referred  to  as,  “Greater  Cleveland” 

Eager’s  copper  tokens  are  rare,  rated  R8  in  Fuld,  but  the  versions  in  brass  are 
rated  only  R3.  What  makes  his  tokens  unique  is  the  presence  of  his  name  in 
small  letters  on  the  band  of  the  Indian  headdress  on  OH  290-1  and  290-2.  No 
other  merchant  in  the  Civil  War  period  has  this  honor.  On  OH  290-1  the  Indian 
head  is  in  high  relief  which  results,  for  metal  flow  reasons,  in  his  name  being  less 

legible  on  at  least  some  examples.  The  relief  is  lower  on  OH  290-2  and  his  name 
is  much  sharper.  The  lower  relief  would  allow  the  metal  to  flow  more  easily  into 
that  part  of  the  die.  Possibly,  that  is  the  reason  that  the  second  die  was  put  in 
use.  The  second  die  also  is  distinguished  by  the  addition  of  two  stars  on  the 
obverse,  one  on  each  side  dividing  the  upper  and  lower  portions  of  the  legend 
and  by  the  addition  of  the  prototypical  diamond  pattern  on  the  ribbon. 

My  thanks  to  Fred  Ball  for  his  research  into  W.B.  Eager  the  man  and  to  William 
Luitje  for  the  use  of  his  images  of  OF1  290-2.  William  has  attributed  the 
manufacture  of  these  tokens  to  Scovill. 


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Forty  Years  Ago  in  the  CWTSJ 


Jack  Detvviler  was  getting  into  die  identification  in  a big  way.  If  you  have  not  seen 
these  articles  before,  here’s  what  they’re  about:  in  this  issue,  for  example,  Jack 
describes  the  way  to  quickly  differentiate  between  dies  350  to  353.  Die  350  has 
one  spike  below  the  intersection  of  the  crossed  cannons.  “61”  is  legible  on  the  right 
cannon.  Ron  Vore,  as  Midwest  Token  Auction,  had  101  different  Indiana  CWTs 
for  sale.  A raft  of  articles  by  the  following  author-members  populated  this  issue: 
P R.  Deckebach,  David  Gladfelter,  Robert  Hailey,  Edmund  Sadowski,  Helen 
Moore,  and  Benj  Fauver.  Plus,  a picture  of  the  entire  CWTS  membership  at  the 
Philadelphia  convention. 

Thirty  Years  Ago  Steven  Fry  wrote  of  doing  an  x-ray  analysis  in  A 
Token  Undergoing  Analysis.  Very  interesting  and  a sign  of  the  times  to  be  sure. 
Jack  Detwiler’s  column  turned  to  a look  at  rimless  die  impressions.  Sterling 
Rachootin  did  up  Private  Scrip  - Blood  Brothers  to  Civil  War  Tokens.  The  CWTS 
auction  consisted  of  a whopping  748  lots.  Dues  were  to  remain  at  $5  for  another 
year. 


Twenty  Years  Ago  Dale  Cade  wrote  of  an  important  question  for  us  all: 
What  is  a Civil  War  Token?  Civil  War  Tokens  - Unofficial  Patterns  for  Later  U.S. 
Coinage?  was  asked  by  Sterling  Rachootin.  Fourteen  pages  of  sales  and  auctions 
and  only  nine  pages  of  stories  and  articles!  Go  figure. 

Ten  Years  Ago  Save  the  Union  was  an  extensive  article  served  up  by 
Sterling  Rachootin.  W.  David  Perkins  was  researching  the  Perkins  tokens  in  this 
1999  issue  with  The  ‘Perkins’  Store  Cards  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Are  The  Issuers 
Related?  Dale  Cade  reported  on  the  Chicago  A.N.A.  convention. 


New  to  Civil  War  Tokens? 

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see  what  we  are  about! 


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Lincoln  Book  Revision 


The  TAMS  revision  team  is  actively  gathering  material  for  Robert 
King's  Lincoln  in  Numismatics.  Not  only  will  the  original  material  from  King's 
first  three  articles  in  The  Numismatist  be  utilized  but  also  a little  known  fourth 
article  from  The  Numismatist  (December  1959)  and  new  discoveries  made  since 
that  time. 


Editor  Paul  Cunningham  has  enlisted  Kathy  Lawrence,  Fred  Reed  and 
David  Schenkman  in  the  process  of  bringing  the  very  important  Lincoln  reference 
up  to  date. 

Originally  appearing  as  a series  of  three  articles,  the  reference  became  a 
book  when  TAMS  received  permission  from  the  A.N.A.  to  publish  it  as  such  and 
the  book  hit  the  market  in  1965.  Relatively  few  of  the  books  were  produced  and  it 
sold  out  quickly.  Original  King  books  are  seldom  seen  today  and  bring  $100  or 
more  in  the  used  book  market. 

It  is  not  known  why  a significant  amount  of  material  from  an  article  in  the 
The  Numismatist  in  December  of  1959  was  not  used.  That  article  and  others 
about  Abraham  Lincoln,  in  his  sesquicentennial  year  of  1959,  made  that  issue  a 
trove  of  historical  information. 

Recently  the  decision  was  made  to  include  those  items  produced  through 
the  end  of  2009  to  make  the  coverage  of  Lincoln  material  complete  through 
Lincoln's  bicentennial  year.  Publication  of  the  book  is  expected  in  early  2010. 

At  the  present  time  the  team  actively  seeks  color  images  of  the  following 
Patriotic  CWTs:  131,1 37A,  1 85 A,  253  and  406A.  In  addition,  we  are  looking  for 
all  storecards  which  utilized  a Lincoln  image,  namely:  1L65A-Ia  and  -2a, 
NY630CC-la,  OH5A-3a,  b,  e and  f,  OH165AMb  and  GI-3a,  TN600A-2a,  B-2a, 
E-2a  andF-2a,  and  WI45A-la. 

Readers  are  urged  to  share  with  the  revision  team  new  listings  and  digital 
photographs  black  and  white  (for  listing  only)  or  color  for  listings  and  possible 
inclusion!  Contact  Paul  Cunningham,  Box  One,  Tecumseh,  MI  49286,  email 
Cunningham  chips@hotmail.com  or  phone  at  5 1 7-902-7072. 


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Letter  to  the  Editor 


Dear  Bill, 

This  is  to  advise  that  I will  let  my  membership  lapse  at  the  end  of 
my  paid  term.  I’ve  been  a member  since  the  mid-1980’s  and  have  enjoyed 
the  hobby  and  the  Journal  very  much.  Looking  back  on  it  now,  I should 
have  bought  a life  membership  then.  I’ve  never  been  to  any  of  the  shows 
or  met  any  other  members  personally  but  I think  we’ve  had  a fine  group  of 
members  over  the  years.  I had  nothing  but  good  experiences  with 
everyone  including  dealing  with  Dale  in  buying  tokens  and  dealing  with 
David  in  selling  them.  I think  I bought  a Brunson  token  directly  from  Cindy 
and  I bought  numerous  tokens  from  dealers  who  are  members. 

A while  back  I realized  that  when  I pass  on,  my  wife  would  not  be 
able  to  follow  my  instructions  on  how  to  sell  my  token  collection,  as  well  as 
my  collections  of  other  Civil  War  items.  Neither  she  nor  my  grown  son  has 
any  interest  in  collecting.  So  I sold  my  token  collection  through  several 
CWTS  auctions  and  was  very  pleased  with  the  prices  they  brought.  Most 
of  them  sold  for  about  three  to  four  times  what  I had  paid  for  them.  I have 
to  admit  it  was  kind  of  sad  to  inventory  those  tokens  and  place  them  in  the 
mail  to  David. 

For  many  years  I enjoyed  reading  Journal  articles,  researching 
tokens  and  building  my  collections.  I never  just  collected  at  random,  but 
preferred  to  build  collections  that  had  some  meaning  or  connection  to  me. 

I already  had  a few  Washington  tokens  when  I decided  to  start  collecting 
CW  tokens.  So  I used  the  Washington  theme  as  the  focus  for  my  first  CW 
token  collection.  Then  I started  a collection  with  shields  on  the  reverse. 
Shields  were  a popular  patriotic  device  during  the  war  and  appeared  on 
items  in  some  of  my  other  collections.  I actually  researched  shields  at  the 
local  university  library  and  learned  the  meanings  behind  the  different  parts 
and  how  and  why  shields  are  designed.  I grouped  tokens  by  the  type  of 
shields  and  had  written  portions  of  potential  articles.  I probably  had 
enough  material  for  two  or  three  different  articles  on  shields,  but  then  my 
notes  were  misplaced  during  a move  to  my  new  home.  They  must  still  be 
in  some  unknown  box  in  the  attic.  If  I ever  find  those  notes  I might  I might 
send  them  to  the  editor  so  at  least  someone  could  make  use  of  them.  I 
had  a collection  of  CW  tokens  from  restaurants/bakers  --  my  parents 
owned  a couple  cafes  when  I was  growing  up.  I started  a collection  of 
tokens  from  each  state.  I had  many  of  the  kerosene  tokens  as  one  of  my 
collections  --  my  parents  owned  a couple  of  gas  stations  and  we  sold 


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kerosene.  I did  research  on  the  change  from  whale  oil  to  kerosene  for  use 
in  lamps  right  before  the  war.  That  research  must  be  in  the  same  box.  I 
discovered  the  J.M.  Brunson  token  in  Kenton,  Ohio  and  found  out  from  an 
uncle  that  J.M.  is  an  ancestor.  I then  started  collections  of  Ohio  tokens, 
based  on  a couple  of  different  themes.  My  uncle  has  collected  old  photos, 
stories,  etc.  concerning  the  Brunson  clan  and  organized  them  into  binders 
that  he  displays  at  family  reunions.  I plan  to  give  him  one  of  my  Brunson 
tokens  along  with  a token  history  and  article  as  well  as  info  on  CWTS  to 
be  included  in  those  binders.  Maybe  you’ll  get  some  new  members  from 
that  exposure!! 

I used  the  proceeds  from  my  token  sales  to  buy  a violin.  I never 
learned  how  to  read  music  growing  up,  and  I’ve  read  that  learning  and 
playing  music  is  good  exercise  for  the  brain  and  helps  prevent  memory 
loss.  I took  a few  months  of  lessons  and  I’m  now  spending  my  hobby  time 
learning  to  play  jazz  tunes  from  the  1920s  and  1930s.  I suspect  that  my 
wife  wishes  I had  stayed  with  the  relatively  quieter  CW  token  collecting. 
However,  lately  I’ve  caught  myself  wondering  if  there  are  CW  tokens  that 
have  music  related  themes.  So  far,  I’ve  resisted  the  urge  to  leaf  through 
my  Store  Card  book  looking  for  music  tokens.  Maybe  in  a couple  years  (or 
sooner,  depending  on  my  wife’s  tolerance),  I'll  dip  my  toe  back  into 
collecting  and  check  that  out.  Maybe  just  a small  collection  next  time. 
Thanks  again  to  CWTS  for  many  years  of  enjoyment. 

Ted  R.  Krigbaum 
CWTS  No.  2139 


Appointment  of  CWTS  Membership  Manager 


The  position  of  Membership  Manager  in  the  CWTS  was  occupied 
for  many  years  by  Dale  Cade,  and  when  he  became  Secretary  of  the 
Society  he  combined  the  duties  of  the  two  offices.  This  position  still  appears 
on  the  Activities  Calendar  by  Office  in  the  Executive  Board  Handbook. 

To  improve  service  to  our  members,  I am  appointing  Sandra 
Hunnicutt  as  our  new  Membership  Manager.  Her  immediate  duties  will  be 
to  establish  a computer  data  base  for  our  membership.  Dale,  although  he 
was  an  aerospace  engineer,  didn't  use  computers  in  his  non-work  activities, 
and  he  kept  all  the  CWTS  membership  records  in  a large  card  file.  The 
closest  thing  we  had  to  a computerized  record  of  members  was  Paul 
Cunningham's  mailing  list  for  printing  labels  for  the  Journal.  Since  Dale's 
death,  we  haven't  progressed  here,  and  as  Paul  ends  his  long  service  as 
Publisher  we  no  longer  will  have  him  to  maintain  the  Journal  mailing  list. 
Thus  there  is  a critical  need  to  move  our  CWTS  membership  records  into 


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the  computer  era. 

For  those  of  you  who  haven't  met  Sandra,  she  has  recently  joined 
the  Society  but  has  more  than  thirty  years  of  experience  in  non-profit 
organizations.  She  is  trained  as  an  archivist  and  historian.  Over  the  past 
fifteen  years  she  has  guided  the  formation  of  some  sixteen  non-profit 
organizations,  and  has  served  several  of  them  in  the  offices  of  President 
and  Treasurer  and  as  a Director.  Last  year  she  advised  in  the  revisinq  of 
the  CWTS  By-Laws.  At  present  sne  serves  as  Executive  Director  of  her 
own  non-profit,  Captive  Daughters  (www.captivedauqhters.org).  Sandra 
also  happens  to  be  my  wife. 


Best  Regards, 

Donald  Erlenkotter 
President 

Civil  War  Token  Society 


CIVIL  WAR  TOKEN  SOCIETY 

Minutes  of  the  Los  Angeles  General  Meeting 

The  President  called  the  General  Meeting  to  order  at  4:00  P.M.  on  August  6,  2009. 
Also  called  to  order  was  a concurrent  meeting  of  the  CWTS  Executive  Board,  with 
the  following  Board  members  present:  Donald  Erlenkotter,  Steve  Tanenbaum,  Bill 
Nash,  and  John  Ostendorf. 

General  Business 

The  minutes  of  the  2008  Baltimore  General  Meeting  were  distributed  to  the 
attendees.  John  Ostendorf  observed  that  the  minutes  erroneously  staled  that  Civil 
War  store  card  tokens  were  produced  during  the  1860-1865  period,  but  this  should 
read  1861-1865.  The  minutes  were  accepted  with  this  change  incorporated. 

The  Secretary,  Bill  Nash,  reported  that  on  July  31,  2009  the  Society  had  437 
regular  members,  including  44  new  members,  and  172  life  members,  for  a total 
membership  of  609.  He  urged  regular  members  to  send  in  their  dues  for  2010  by 
the  end  of  the  current  year,  and  to  keep  their  addresses  up-to-date  to  avoid 
unnecessary  mailing  charges.  There  has  been  a delay  in  sending  out  permanent 
membership  cards  due  to  the  failure  of  the  firm  that  was  designing  the  cards. 

The  President  reported  that  the  Treasurer,  Susan  Trask,  was  unable  to  attend  the 


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meeting  as  she  was  recovering  from  an  automobile  accident.  The  Treasurer's 
reports  for  July-  December  2008  and  January-March  2009  were  distributed.  As  of 
March  3 1,  2009  the  Society's  accounts  had  a balance  of  $8,232.56. 

Awards 

The  CWTS  Literary  Awards  Committee,  composed  of  David  Vogan  (Chair),  Steve 
Hayden,  and  Mark  Jervis,  selected  the  following  for  the  Society's  2008  Literary 
Awards: 

First  Place:  Jane  Sears,  "Proof  at  Last!  Ahem  & Broadbent  Civil  War  Token" 

Second  Place:  Sterling  Rachootin,  "California:  Gold  Rush,  Statehood,  Political 
Shenanigans,  Supplementing  U.S.  Coinage,  and  Winning  the  Civil  War" 

Third  Place:  William  Luitje,  "Ml  060A  and  V.P.  Collier" 

Honorable  Mention:  Scott  Blickensderfer,  “Bartholomew  & McClelland, 

Valparaiso,  Indiana” 

Sterling  and  Scott  were  present  to  receive  their  awards,  with  the  others  to  be 
mailed  to  their  recipients. 

The  Store  Card  Book  Revision 

John  Ostendorf,  Chair  of  the  Store  Card  Book  Revision  Committee,  reported  on 
progress  on  the  forthcoming  third  edition  of  the  Store  Card  book.  The  Committee 
had  been  meeting  for  about  two  hours  bi-weekly  for  a little  more  than  a year. 
Approximately  500  tokens  had  been  reviewed  for  addition  to  or  relocation  in  the 
main  text,  or  movement  to  the  non-contemporary  or  location  unknown  sections. 
Most  of  the  states  had  been  processed,  but  there  were  still  loose  ends  to  tie  up  and 
considerable  work  to  do  on  formatting  and  token  photographs.  The  target  was  to 
complete  most  of  the  work  by  the  time  of  next  summer's  ANA  convention.  Updates 
on  progress  would  be  provided  in  each  issue  of  the  Society's  Journal. 

General  Discussion 

Jud  Petrie,  the  CWTS  book  manager,  announced  that  an  interested  party  had 
proposed  purchasing  the  Society's  CWTJ  reprint  volumes  for  resale.  This 
opportunity  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Board.  Jud  also  mentioned  that  insurance 
on  books  sent  to  members  was  expensive  and  had  not  been  worth  the  cost.  He 
suggested  use  of  a delivery  verification  receipt  instead.  A brief  discussion  was  held 
on  the  merits  and  costs  of  life  memberships. 

The  General  Meeting  was  then  adjourned,  followed  by  adjournment  of  the 
Executive  Board  meeting. 

Donald  Erlenkotter,  For  Bill  Nash,  Secretary 


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Don  Erlenkotter,  CWTS  President,  presents  the  Honorable 
Mention  Literary  Award  to  Scott  Blickensderfer.  Thanks  to 
Jud  Petrie  for  again  picturing  the  convention  business! 


Seated  in  front  of  the  CWTS  convention  display  are  John 
Ostendorf  (at  left),  and  Scott  Blickensderfer  with  his  wife. 


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President  Erlenkotter,  right,  presents  the  Second  Place 
Literary  Award  to  former  CWTS  President  Sterling  Rachootin. 


Secretary  Bill  Nash  explains  the  CWTS  membership  status  at 
the  General  Meeting. 


10  Winter  2009 


Store  card  book  update 


The  store  card  book  committee  has  been  at  work  for  a little  over  a 
year  now.  We've  accomplished  a lot,  but  much  remains  to  be  done.  The 
store  card  book  committee  consists  of  Fred  Ball,  Larry,  Dziubek,  Donald 
Erlenkotter,  Ernie  Latter,  Bill  Luitje,  Steve  Tanenbaum,  and  myself.  We 
have  been  meeting  twice  a month  for  about  two  hours  per  meeting.  We 
have  spent  most  of  our  time  in  the  last  nine  months  or  so  reviewing  tokens 
that  may  need  to  move  from  the  current  position  in  the  second  edition  (to 
another  town  or  the  non-contemporary  section)  as  well  as  possible  addi- 
tions from  sources  such  as  Schenkman's  books,  Rulau,  Atwood,  and 
others. 


Here  are  some  of  the  changes  you  will  see  in  the  third  edition: 

Connecticut: 

Alfred  Robinson  (Rulau  Ct-Ha  11-16)  will  be  added  as  CT210A. 

Aaron  White,  New  Boston,  1863  calendar  medal  will  be  added  as  CT280A. 

CT345A  will  be  moved  to  NY660. 

CT600B  will  be  moved  to  Montville,  CT  as  CT250A. 

NY630Q  will  be  moved  to  Norwich  as  CT345aA. 

District  of  Columbia: 

Henry  Hall  (Schenkman  H5  & H6)  will  be  added  as  DC500A. 

Idaho: 

Miners  Brewery  & Bakery  (Rulau  Id-IC  3)  will  be  added  as  ID350A. 

Illinois: 

The  Baltimore  12'  (see  CWTSJ  V12N1)  will  be  moved  from  Chicago  to 
Baltimore.  C.G.A.  token  Larry  reported  in  CWTSJ  V43N1  added. 

Buck  & Raynor  (Schenkman  IL255-B15)  added. 

Klare  & Friedrick  (SNL2)  will  be  moved  to  Chicago  as  IL150AHa.  Ol- 
1165AG  will  move  to  Dunleith,  IL  as  IL220A. 

OH  165EZ  will  move  to  Kankakee  Co.,  IL  as  IL460A. 

Indiana: 

OH175B  will  move  to  Greencastle,  IN  as  IN357A. 

IN460Y  varieties  3 & 4 will  move  to  the  non-contemporary  section. 

Kentucky: 

Louisville  listings  will  be  reorganized  so  that  each  merchant  has  a separate 
letter  OH  165GT  will  move  to  KY640C 


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Louisiana: 

J.B.  Schiller  (Rulau  La  105)  will  be  added  as  LA670A-ldo. 

More  in  the  next  update,  I will  try  to  provide  an  update  in  each 
Journal  until  we  go  to  press.  If  you  have  any  questions,  concerns,  or 
comments,  please  contact  one  of  the  committee  members. 


A Courtesy  Notice 

DUES  FOR  2010  ARE  DUE  BYJANUARY  1 


This  past  year  we  have  had  difficulty  collecting  dues  in  a 
timely  manner,  with  many  members  not  paying  until  mid-year  or 
later!  This  cost  CWTS  a large  sum  of  money  for  reminder  mailings 
and  adversely  affected  our  cash  flow,  which  impacts  our  ability  to 
publish  the  quarterly  Journal  and  other  publications.  These 
reminder  funds  could  be  better  spent  on  new  research  and 
publication  updates,  which  many  have  requested.  We  all 
understand  cash  flow  today. 

We  would  appreciate  your  payment  of  2010  dues  in  a timely 
fashion.  Checks  can  be  made  to  CWTS  and  mailed  directly  to: 


Bill  Nash,  Secretary,  1160  Ixtapa,  Corona,  CA  92882 

Report  on  Auction  #147 

This  offering  of  138  lots  attracted  25  bidders 
who  submitted  196  bids.  The  bidder  success  rate  was 
80%.  Gross  sales  were  a bit  over  $2500.00.  The  Society- 
should  net  approximately  $250.00  less  expenses.  In  the 
popularity  derby  win,  place  and  show  were  as  follows. 
Lot  # 4 (IN155A-la)  and  Lot  # 86  (58/239a)  were  first 

with  7 bids  each.  Lot  #81  (43/388),  was  second  with  6 

bids  and  Lot#  90  (138/255a)  and  Lot#  120  (209/414)  tied 

for  third  with  5 bids  each. 

Respectfully  Submitted, 

David  W.  Vroom 
CWTS  Auction  Manager 


12  Winter  2009 


Civil  War  Token  Society 

Auction  148 

Terms  of  Sale  - Read  Carefully 
Closing  Date  23  December  2009 

1.  Send  Bids  to:  David  W.  Vroom,  21511  Pepperberry  Trail, 

Spring,  TX  77388  or  e-mail  cwtsdv@charter.net 

2.  Please  include  e-mail  address,  if  available,  for 
notifications . 

3 . Please  include  mailing  address  and  phone  number  with  all 
bids  regardless  of  bidding  method 

4.  Members  have  attributed  all  tokens.  Lots  incorrectly 
attributed  or  described  may  be  returned  within  seven 
days  of  receipt  of  lots.  Reason  for  return  must 
accompany  lots. 

5.  Bids  are  to  be  made  by  lot  number  only.  Earliest 
postmark  will  decide  tie  bids 

6.  Bids  will  be  accepted  with  postmarks  dated  as  late  as 
the  auction  closing  date. 

7.  Bids  of  more  than  $10.00  will  be  reduced  to  10%  over  the 
second  highest  bidder  or  to  50%  of  the  bid,  whichever  is 
larger.  Bids  of  $10.00  or  less  will  not  be  reduced 

8.  Terms  are  cash.  Lots  will  be  sent  via  U.  S.  Mail  unless 
otherwise  requested.  Bidders  will  pay  postage  and 
insurance.  Payment  is  due  and  payable  upon  receipt  of 
billing.  Please  make  checks  payable  to  David  W.  Vroom. 

9.  Auction  Manager  reserves  the  right  to  withdraw  any  lot 
or  to  reject  any  bid  considered  to  be  unreasonable 

10.  All  tokens  are  copper  unless  otherwise  specified 

11.  Most  all  copper  CWTs  resemble  circulated  cents  in 
color.  Therefore,  the  use  of  the  adjective  "dark"  will 
denote  a color  "darker"  than  customary.  Use  of  the  term 
"darkening"  will  denote  an  early  stage  of  the  coloration 
process 

12.  Abbreviations  used  are  SCM-  Single  Card  Merchant,  and 
SMT-  Single  Merchant  Town 

13.  A double  grade  on  a lot  (XF/VF)  denotes  obv/rev  grading 

14.  Listings  are  per  FULD:  "U.  S.  Civil  War  Storecards"  & 

"Patriotic  Civil  War  Tokens" 

15.  Prices  realized  will  be  available  after  the  close  of 
the  auction  and  will  be  sent  FREE  to  all  bidders.  Others 
requesting  a prices  realized  list  please  include  a self- 
addressed,  stamped  envelope  (SASE)  with  your  request. 


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16.  Please  observe  a minimum  bid  of  $5.00  per  lot  unless 
otherwise  indicated  in  parentheses  ( ) following  the  lot 
description.  This  is  a general  minimum  for  the  auction 
and  does  not  imply  the  value  of  any  lot  in  the  auction. 

17.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  each  auction  closes  on  the  25th 
of  the  month  that  the  Journal  is  published  (March,  June, 
September  and  December) . Please  bid  responsibly. 

Sale  Closes  on  December  23,  2009 


Connecticut 

1.  35B- la,  Bridgeport,  R3,  VF, 
darkening 

2.  560A- 1 a,  Waterbury,  R4,  VF 

Illinois 

3.  150AB-2a,  Chicago,  R8,  F, 
scratches  on  both  sides  (Minimum 
Bid  $45.00) 

Indiana 

4.  630A-4a,  Mishawaka,  R8,  VG,  a 
bit  rough,  gouges  and  rim  damage 
both  sides 

5.  630A-6a,  Mishawaka,  R3,  UNC, 

chocolate  brown  color,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides,  some  rim 
damage  (Minimum  bid  $240.00) 

6.  630A-lla,  Mishawaka,  R6,  VF,  some 

light  scratches  obv,  small  black 
spots  rev  (Minimum  bid  $75.  00) 

7.  630A-12a,  Mishawaka,  R7,  VF,  rare 

union  star  die,  ex-J.  Detwiler,  dark, 
small  pits  obv,  rim  dings  rev, 
verdigris  both  sides,  weak  3rd  "e" 
in  jeweler  (Minimum  bid  $650.00) 

8.  630B-1  a,  Mishawaka,  R4,  XF+, 

rim  cud  obv,  small  black  spots 
& verdigris  both  sides 
(Minimum  bid  $60.00) 

9.  630B-la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  XF, 

cleaned  long  time  ago,  some 
uneven  re-toning,  some  rim 
damage 


10.  630B- la,  Mishawaka,  R4,  VF, 
darkening,  some  verdigris 
(Minimum  Bid  $40.00) 

11.  9 15 A- la,  Valparaiso,  R7,  F,  tiny 
dig  and  scratches  on  rev 
(Minimum  Bid  $55.00) 

Michigan 

12.  225AF-6a,  Detroit,  R4,  VF, 
rotated  rev 

New  York 

13.  1 OF- 1 a,  Albany,  R3,  VF, 
Elephant,  rough  area  above 
“Albany”  on  rev 

14.  1 0G- la,  Albany,  R3,  VF,  some 
scratches  rev 

15.  1 0H-4aa,  Albany,  R4,  F,  D.L. 
Wing  Scrip,  minor  debris  in  letters 

16.  10H-5aa,  Albany,  R3,  F,  tiny 
scratches  rev 

17.  140A-la,  Cohoes,  Rl,  MS63,  red 
& brown 

18.  630M-13a  NYC,  R3,  F,  Broas 
Bro,  porous  planchet 

19.  630M-13a,  NYC,  R3,  XF, 
Washington,  faint  staining  rev 

20.  630P-2a,  NYC,  R7,  XF,  some  red 

21.  630V-3a  , NYC,  R2,  VG,  minor 
staining  both  sides 

22.  630AK-la,  NYC,  R2,  F,  Time  Is 
Money,  tiny  ding  & spot  on  obv 

23.  630AM- la,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  rim 
dings  obv 

24.  630AQ- la,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  minor 
scratches  & verdigris  both  sides 

25.  630AQ-la,  NYC,  Rl,  F, 


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Lindenmueller,  some  minor 
staining  both  sides 

26.  630AQ-4a,  NYC,  Rl,  VF,  minor 
debris  in  letters  obv 

27.  630AQ-4a,  NYC,  Rl,  F,  small 
spot  obv,  verdigris  in  letters  & 
numbers 

28.  630BA-2a,  NYC,  R3,  F 

29.  630BF-la,  NYC,  R2,  F,  Chas, 
Pfaff  (Gay  Bar) 

30.  630BS-2a,  NYC,  R2,  VF,  minor 
verdigris  obv  letters 

31.  630BU-U,  NYC  Rl,  XF,  small 
die  crack  rev,  verdigris  in  letters 

32.  630BX-lg,  NYC,  R2,  Lead,  G, 
dark 

33.  630BY-la,  NYC,  R3,  XF 

34.  630CC-4a,  NYC,  R2,  XF, 

Turkey,  faint  die  cracks  rev,  some 
verdigris  in  devices 

35.  695A-2a,  Oswego,  Rl,  F,  Fishing 
Tackle/Rare  Coin,  cleaned  and 
retoning? 

36.  890B-27b?,  Troy,  R7?,  VG, 
typical  brass  discoloration  both 
sides 

37.  985A-la,  Whitehall,  Rl,  VF, 
SMT,  verdigris  in  devices  both 
sides  (Minimum  bid  $25.00) 

38.  985A-la,  Whitehall,  Rl,  F, 
darkening 

39.  940A-3a,  Waterloo,  R7,  F, 
verdigris  on  both  sides,  large 
scratches  on  obv  (Minimum  Bid 
$25.00) 

Ohio 

40.  165EZ-9a,  Cincinnati,  R2,  VG, 
dark,  Yankee  Robinson 

41.  1 75C- la,  Cleveland,  R2,  F,  War 
Claim  Agent 

42.  770A-la.  Richmond,  R5,  VG 
SMT,  rough  surfaces  both  sides, 
cleaned?  debris  in  letters  obv 
(Minimum  bid  $45.00) 


Pennsylvania 

43.  750Q-la,  Philadelphia,  R3,  F, 
some  debris  lettering  both  sides 

Rhode  Island 

44.  700A-4a,  Providence,  R3,  F, 
much  debris  obv 

Wisconsin 

45.  300D- la,  Janesville,  R5,  F,  rim 
damage,  large  amount  of  verdigris 
on  rev,  porous  (Minimum  Bid 
$75.00) 

46.  5 10A1- la,  Milwaukee,  R3,  G, 
flattened,  rim  clip 

Patriotics 

47.  1/229,  Rl,  XF,  red  highlights 
both  sides,  nice  clean  CWT 

48.  1/229,  Rl,  VF,  Turban  Head 

49.  1/436,  R5,  VF/XF,  tiny  black 
spots  both,  glossy  brown  obv, 
small  mark  on  check,  med  brown 
rev 

50.  5/288,  R3,  AU,  Brass,  bright, 
clean  token 

51.  5/288,  R2,  XF,  some  debris  in 
devices 

52.  7/3 15,  R2,  XF,  worn  obv  die 

53.  7/3 1 5,  R2,  VF,  nice  even  brown, 
darkening  in  devices 

54.  8/314,  Rl,  VF/XF,  small  dings 
obv,  small  scratch  rev,  darkening 

55.  8B/309,  R2,  XF,  weak  “3”  in 
date,  50%  red  rev 

56.  8B/309,  R2,  VF,  darkening 

57.  9/298Ab,  R9,  VF,  Brass,  porous, 
small  edge  rub,  dark,  some 
staining  both  sides  (Minimum  bid 
$125.00) 

58.  9/406a,  R6,  VF,  old  scratches  on 
both  sides  (Minimum  Bid 
$250.00) 

59.  9/407a,  R6,  XF,  small  obv  dig 
above  head,  darkening  (Minimum 
bid  $80.00) 

60.  10/298,  R2,  XF 


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61.  1 1/298,  Rl,  XF,  small  die  crack 
obv 

62.  11/312,  R5,  VF/XF,  slightly 
porous  obv,  verdigris  both  sides 

63.  12/297,  R2,  XF,  nice  tan  color 

64.  12/297,  R2,  VF,  small  scratches 
obv,  some  staining  obv 

65.  12/297,  R2,  VF,  small  light  stains 
on  both  sides 

66.  15/3  19,  R2  XF,  small  dings  rev, 
clean  obv 

67.  15/319,  R2,  VF,  dark 

68.  16/301 , R4,  VF,  scratch  at  neck 
obv 

69.  18/304,  R6,  VF/F,  verdigris  obv, 
weak  strike  rev,  dark 

70.  1 8/337,  R6,  XF,  die  crack  obv, 
rev  OUR  NAVY  and  right  side 
weak 

71.  1 8/337,  R6,  VF/F,  typical  obv  die 
break,  center  weakness  rev,  dark 

72.  19/396,  R2,  VF,  worn  dies,  minor 
black  staining  rev 

73.  19-396,  R2,  F,  small  nicks  on 
obv 

74.  19/396a,  R2,  F,  mottled  surfaces, 
weak  rev 

75.  22/418,  R3,  VF,  several  small 
black  spots  obv,  verdigris  rev 

76.  23/306,  R2,  VF  worn  obv  die, 
faint  minor  staining  both  sides 

77.  24/246,  R2,  VF/XF,  obv  red, 
small  digs  in  field  near  date,  small 
black  dot  obv,  cleaned? 

78.  25/418,  R4,  VF,  verdigris  both 
sides 

79.  26/418,  R2,  XF,  some  red  obv, 
some  staining  both  sides 

80.  26/418,  R2,  XF 

81.  28/303,  R2VF+ 

82.  32/275,  R6,  F,  worn  die  obv, 
faint  staining  both  sides 

83.  34/275,  R6,  XF,  small  clip  @5 
o’clock,  large  dark  stain  obv 

84.  34/275,  R6,  VF 

85.  34/276,  R6,  VF+,  small  clip  @5 
o’clock,  faint  darkening  obv 


86.  35/265,  R4,  XF 

87.  35/274,  R6,  VF,  little  dirt  both 
sides 

88.  36/340,  R2,  XF,  weak  strike  & 
cud  obv,  small  black  spot  obv, 
weak  shield  rev,  some  red  both 
sides 

89.  36/340,  R2,  XF,  minor  verdigris 
obv,  red  reverse 

90.  37/256,  R2,  AU,  some  red  both 
sides,  some  minor  discoloration 
obv 

91.  41/337,  R2,  XF,  worn  dies  both 
sides,  minor  verdigris  rev 

92.  41/337,  R2,  VG,  dark,  minor 
pitting  obv,  minor  verdigris  rev 

93.  43/387,  R4,  AU,  some  red  both 
sides 

94.  43/387,  R4,  XF,  glossy  surfaces, 
tiny  black  spots  obv 

95.  43/388,  R2,  AU,  some  red  both 
sides 

96.  43/388a,  R2,  F,  rough  surface 
obv,  verdigris  & many  scratches 
obv 

97.  45/350,  R2,  VF/XF,  facial  details 
weak  obv,  verdigris  both  sides 

98.  45/350,  R2,  VF,  small  clip  12 
o’clock,  glossy  rev,  gouge  on 
drum 

99.  46/335,  R2,  XF,  some  red 

100.  50/342,  R3,  XF,  dark 

101. 50/342,  R3,  XF,  verdigris  rev 

102.  51/334,  Rl,  VF 

103.  51/334,  Rl,  VF,  faint  tiny  stains 
both  sides 

104.  51/342,  Rl,  XF,  strong  obv, 
small  minor  stains  rev,  small 
beads 

105.  5 1/342 A,  R2,  XF,  large  beads, 
minor  verdigris  on  rev 

1 06.  79/35 1 , R I , VF,  minor  verdigris 
both  sides 

107.  79/35 la,  Rl,  VG,  dark  surface 
coating  both  sides  (verdigris?) 

1 08.  80/35 1 , R3,  XF,  some  red 

109.  87/356,  R2,  VF 


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1 10.  90/364,  Rl,  XF,  some  red,  some 
verdigris  both  sides 

111.  91/303,  R3,  VG,  dark,  verdigris 
both  sides 

1 12.  107/432,  Rl  VG,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides 

1 13.  1 17/420,  Rl,  XF,  red,  slightly 
off  center 

1 14.  143/261,  Rl,  F,  minor  verdigris 
in  lettering 

115.  151/430,  Rl,  XF,  Franklin 

116.  163/252a,  R2,  VF+,  small  old 
solder  mark,  verdigris  in  devices 
both  sides 

1 17.  164/312,  Rl,  VF,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides 

118.  165/400a,  R5,  XF/VF,  minor 
verdigris  both  sides  (Minimum 
bid  $140.00) 

1 19.  175/232a,  R6,  UNC,  50%  red, 
weak  date  variety,  rim  ding  & 
rim  gouge  obv  (Minimum  bid 
$290.00) 

120.  175/400a,  R3,  EF,  dark,  tiny  rim 
cud  on  obv 

121.  175/40 la,  R5,  XF+,  well  struck, 
small  clip,  some  verdigris  both 
sides  (Minimum  bid  $150.00) 

122.  175/40 la,  R5,  XF,  center  bit 
weak  rev,  minor  verdigris  rev, 
scratches  rev,  small  gouge  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $75.00), 

123.  175/40 la,  R5,  XF,  funky  rev  as 
struck  with  series  of  short 
parallel  gouges 

124.  175/403,  R4,  XF,  12  o’clock  die 
break  or  weak  date  variation 
verdigris  on  both  sides  (Min  Bid 
$60) 

125.  175/403 a,  R4,  UNC,  5%  red,  die 
175  “A”  weak  date  variety,  rim 
damage  obv,  off-center  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $225.00) 

126.  175/403a,  R4,  VF,  weak  date 
variety,  rim  gouges  obv,  some 
black  staining  both  sides 

127.  175C/400,  R3,  XF/VF-XF, 


“Shitting  Horse”,  rim  dings  on 
rev,  rough  surface  by  rider’s  head 
and  horse’s  tail,  dark  (Minimum 
Bid  $50.00) 

128.  1 75C/400a,  R3,  UNC,  red  trace, 
small  clip  in,  “Shitting  Horse” 
(Minimum  bid  $225.00) 

129.  1 75C/400a,  R3,AU+,  “Shitting 
Horse”,  some  verdigris  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $190.00) 

130.  178/267a,  Rl,  EF,  rev  strike 
through,  black  discoloration  obv 

131. 202/434,  Rl,  F,  darkening,  small 
minor  stain  obv 

132.  23 l/352Aa,  Rl,  VF,  verdigris  in 
devices  both  sides,  rough  surface 
obv 

133.  237/423,  Rl,  VG 

134.  240/337a,  Rl,  F,  Monitor, 
several  dings  obv,  dark  surface 
coating  & scratches  rev 
(Minimum  bid  $22.00) 

135.  242/374,  R2,  F,  verdigris  in 
lettering  both  sides 

136.  244/381,  Rl,  F 

137.  257/3 1 1 , R3,  VF,  faint  dark 
stains  obv 

Sutler  Token 

138.  NL-38,  R6,  F Curto/Schenkman, 
ILL  P-S-B 

Sale  Closes  on  December  23,  2009 

End  of  Sale 

Good  Luck 


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THE  GENERAL  STORE 


WANTED  TO  BUY:  Springfield  and  North  Hampton,  Ohio  tokens.  Ron 
Patton,  937-399-0414  or  Ron13@sbcqlobal.net. 

Sutler  Scrip:  Unlisted  issuers  and  unlisted  varieties  in  Keller.  Michigan 
Civil  War.  Send  $2  for  color  pics.  Lawrence  Falater,  POB  81,  Allen,  Ml 
49227. 

Fixed  Price  List,  80  pages  of  interesting,  inexpensive  tokens  and  other 
exonumia.  Write  for  list.  Norman  Peters,  POB  29,  Lancaster,  NY  14086. 

HELP!  Is  there  a "CWT  47/332a"  without  a die  crack?  I need  one  for  a 
"Die  Crack  Progression  Set."  Any  condition.  Tom  Padula,  708-305-2178. 
Please  call  ifyou  have  one,  for  sale  or  not. 

Please  visit  Shiqitatsu@aol.com  for  a nice  selection  of  CWTs.  Beautiful 
enlarged  obv/rev  images.  John  M.  Martello,  P.O.  Box  855,  Bethpage,  NJY 
117-0017. 


Free  Pricelist:  medals,  tokens,  including  Civil  War  and  Hard  Times,  So- 
Called  Dollars,  wonderful  Worlds  Fair  memorabilia  and  exonumia.  Michael 
Sanders,  POB  1989,  Beaverton,  OR  97075. 

JUST  ASKING!  Do  you  have  any  unusual  MI920  for  sale?  (Been  asking  for 
years!)  Paul  Cunningham,  517-902-7072,  cunninghamchips  @hotmail.com, 
cunninqhamexonumia.com 

Collector  seeks  CWT  collections  or  singles.  Paying  retail  for 
undamaged  tokens.  Please  send  price/description  to: 
dcoin_currency@sbcglobal.net  or  Daniel  Sheffer  48465  Van  Dyke,  Suite 
109,  Shelby  Township,  Ml  48317. 

Funky,  Indiana  Primitives  wanted.  Big  clips,  off  center,  double  struck, 
other  odd  strikes.  I pay  top  dollar.  Wayne  Stafford,  3004  Connett  Ave.,  Ft. 
Wayne,  IN  46802  sweetnet8361  @vahoo.com 

PERSONAL  ELONGATED  SET  made  for  the  ANA  Convention  for  sale, 
which  includes  a rolled  silver  STD  Liberty  Quarter,  PA  state  quarter,  and 
two  rolled  tokens.  Only  100  sets  rolled.  Six  dollars  postpaid.  Rich  Bottles 
Jr.,  P.O  Box  8029,  Fairmont,  WV  26554 


18  Winter  2009 


Police,  Sheriff  and  Marshall  (Law  badges)  wanted.  Send  photocopy  and  asking  price. 

Sullivan,  Box  1204,  Church  St.  Sta.,  New  York,  NY  100081204 
+++.).+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++,+++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

New  Patriotic?  I would  like  to  purchase  or  photograph:  De  Witt  U 1862-8  24mm  in 
copper  or  white  metal  or  ? Obv  pictures  Eagle  on  cannon  and  inscription  "Union  League 
Death  to  Traitors"  Rev  pictures  Flag  and  inscription  "M.  C.  E.  O.  I.  L.  T.  S.  U.,  1776"  Any 
information  appreciated.  Ken  Bauer,  POB  7905,  Santa  Cruz,  CA  95061-7905. 

Wanted  to  buy:  67/372  any  metal,  overstrikes,  etc.,  welcome.  Call  or  write  Steve  Butler, 
3414  137th  St.,  Gig  Harbor,  WA  98332.  253-858-8647. 

Want  NYC/NYS  storecards.  Trade  IN630A-5a  Higgins  XF,  fabulous  classic  hobo  nickel, 
Civil  War  memorabilia.  Vincent  Coritessa  vovinnv@esper.com  865-690-9429. 

Wanted:  Wl  120B  and  Wl  120Ds.  Please  send  price  and  condition.  D.A.  Weiner,  1524 
Weiner  Rd.,  Columbus,  Wl  53925. 


Interested  in  trading  my  extras  and  duplicates  for  your  Michigan  Store  Cards  of  similar 
value.  Information  at  luitie@acm.org  or  http://cwt.  michiqano.org/trade 


ELECTION  RESULTS 


Election  Commissioner  Alan  Bleviss  reports  that 
incumbents  Ernie  Latter  and  Mark  Jervis  were  re-elected 
to  the  CWTS  Board  of  Governors,  and  they  will  be  joined 
by  newcomers  William  Luitje  and  Daniel  Sheffer.  Our 
congratulations  to  the  winners,  and  our  appreciation  to 
retiring  members  Terry  Akers  and  Tom  Norris  for  their 
service.  The  terms  for  these  Board  members  will  run 
from  January  1,  2010  through  December  31,  2012. 


Correction  to  President's  Report 

In  the  Fall  2009  issue,  p.  17,  the  first  three  paragraphs  in  the 
President's  Report  should  be  deleted.  They  were  inadvertently 
added  through  a Publisher's  error.  We  apologize  for  this 
inconvenience. 


Civil  War  Token  Society  1 9 


Feuchtwanger  Tokens  Wanted 

I am  collecting  and  studying  Lewis  Feuchtwanger  one-cent  and  three- 
cent  tokens  circa  1837,  classifying  them  by  die  varieties  and  die  states. 
I would  be  pleased  to  examine  any  items  sent  to  me  and  will  make  an 
attractive  (in  my  opinion)  cash  offer  for  any  that  I can  use,  and  in  any 
event  will  return  postpaid  any  that  I cannot  use,  paying  the  roundtrip 
postage. 

I seek  the  familiar  1-cent  and  3-cent  pieces  dated  1837,  store  cards  or 
anything  else  bearing  the  Feuchtwanger  name.  All  inquiries  will  be 
answered  personally  and  promptly.  Thank  you  for  your  interest! 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 
Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


ADVERTISING  INFORMATION 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING:  Free  25-word  ad  to  all 
members.  Non-members  and  members'  additional  {more 
than  one  per  issue}  ads  cost  5 cents  per  word. 

DISPLAY  ADVERTISING:  Full  page  ad  $35,  half  page  $20, 
quarter-page  $12,  eighth-page  $8.  Inside  back  cover  $40, 
outside  back  cover  $50.  Flalftones  are  $6  each.  Only 
classified  or  display  advertising  pertaining  to  Civil  War 
tokens  acceptable.  Ads  run  for  four  consecutive  issues 
discounted  at  10%;  payment  with  first  insertion. 

SPECIAL  ENCLOSURES:  Members  may  enclose  a flyer 
with  any  CWTS  mailing  for  a cost  of  $50  beyond  the  cost  of 
printing.  Contact  the  publisher  for  details.  All  advertisements 
are  to  be  sent  directly  to  the  CWTS  Publisher,  Box  One, 
Tecumseh,  Ml  49286.  Call  Paul  A.  Cunningham  (517) 
902-7072. 

20  Winter  2009 


****Civil  War  Tokens  Wanted**** 

By  the  auction  manager  for  future  Civil  War  Token  Society 
Auctions,  please  contact  the  Auction  Manager  David  W.  Vroom, 
21511  Pepperberry  Trail  , Spring  Texas  77388  or  (e-mail:  cwtsdv 
@chart er.net)  for  the  necessary  forms.  Sale  #148  will  exhaust  our 
current  supply  of  auction  material.  As  always  a low  selling  fee 
applies. 


Email  Contacts 

President  Don  Erlenkotter  derlenko@  anderson.ucla.edu 
Past  President-Alan  Bleviss  njshadow@garden.net 
Secretary-Bill  Nash  bnash@uia.net 
Treasurer-Susan  Trask  susantrask@mindspring.com 
Editor-Fred  Ball  OhioCWTS@wowway.com 
Board  of  Governors: 

Larry  Dziubek  lcdziubek@zoominternet.net 
Mark  Jervis  angel1@vcn.com 
Tom  Norris  tentommy2@yahoo.com 
John  Ostendorf  johnoste@aircanopy.net 
Tom  Reed  stksnbnds@verizon.net 
David  Vogan  dvogan@swbell.net 

Publisher-Paul  Cunningham  cunningharnchips@hotmail.com 

Publicity-Cindy  Wibker  cwibker@aol.com 

Auction  Manager-David  Vroom  cwtsdv@charter.net 

Internet  Manager-Ernie  Latter  ernster4@aol.com 

Legal  Counsel-David  Gladfelter  dgladfelter@comcast.net 

Librarian-Don  Shawhan  laurieloushoes@milwpc.com 

Book  Manager-Jud  Petrie  exonumist@aol.com 


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New  to  Civil  War  Tokens? 

Dial  up  www.cwtsociety.com  and 
see  what  we  are  about! 


Membership  Application  for  CWTS 

Copy  or  clip,  mail  with  check  or  money  order*  for  $15  to: 

Bill  Nash,  CWTS  Sec. 

1160  Via  Ixtapa 
Corona,  CA  92882 

Name 

Address 

City,  State,  Zip 

proposed  by date 

*To  join  CWTS  online  go  to  http://www.cwtsociety.com 


Buying:  Civil  War  Tokens 

Urgently  need  nice  material.  Whole  collections,  singles,  duplicates  -- 
everything  purchased!  Special  need  for  rare  dies,  rare  die 
combinations,  rare  towns,  off  metals,  overstrikes. 

Ship  for  fast  check  offer.  No  one  pays  more! 

C & I)  Gale  Dept.  T 5043  NW  102nd  Dr.  Coral  Springs,  FL  33076 
Phone:  (704)  345-4715  Fax:  (954)  E-Mail:  CDGale(a  dol.net 


22  Winter  2009 


CWTS  VERIFICATION  SERVICE 


The  CWTS  sponsors  a verification  service.  If  you  would  like  an 
independent  opinion  regarding  a Civil  War  Token,  submit  the  following 
form  with  each  token  to: 

CWTS  Verification  Service 

Steve  Tanenbaum 
P.O.  Box  297068  Kingsway  Sta. 

Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 
(Y ou  may  copy  this  form) 

Request  for  Verification 

Name 

(Last)  (First) 

Address 


CWTS  Member  Yes No 

Token  Attribution  (FULD  numbers  and  metal) 

Owner's  Value 

From  Whom  Acquired 

Specific  Opinion  Request  (e.g.genuine?,  attribution?,  planchet  metal?, 
error?) 


PERMISSION  IS  IS  NOT  GRANTED  FOR  A TOUCHSTONE 

TEST  TO  BE  PERFORMED. 

I understand  and  acknowledge  that  any  opinion  rendered  by  the  CWTS 
Verification  Service  on  the  authenticity  or  condition  of  the  item  submitted 
herewith  represents  a considered  judgment  by  the  examiners.  Verification 
does  not,  however,  constitute  a guarantee  that  the  item  is  genuine,  and 
neither  guarantees  that  others  will  not  reach  different  conclusions.  The 
item  will  be  examined  with  nondestructive  testing  techniques  available  and 
will  be  judged  by  examiners  based  upon  information  available  to  them,  but 
no  warranties  are  expressed  or  implied  from  any  opinion  rendered  in  con- 
sequence of  this  application. 

Date  


Signature 


CWTS  VERIFICATION  SERVICE 


NOTICE  OF  POLICY 


The  following  policy  and  terms  will  be  observed  by  the  Society’s 
Verification  Service.  Please  read  carefully  before  submitting  specimens  to 
the  Verification  Officer. 

1.  The  verification  service  is  performed  at  a charge  of  $6  per  token  plus 
the  cost  of  any  insurance  and/or  registered  mail  required.  If  no  insurance 
is  requested,  each  token  will  be  valued  at  a maximum  of  $10  in  the  event 
of  loss. 

2.  The  purpose  of  the  Verification  Service  is  to  identify  and  attribute 
tokens  belonging  to  or  being  offered  to  CWTS  members  that  appear  to  be 
new  varieties  of  Civil  War  tokens,  such  as  those  of  unlisted  issuers,  new 
die  varieties,  die  combinations,  metal  types  and  overstrikes,  for  inclusion 
in  future  editions  of  the  patriotic  and  storecard  catalogs.  The  service  does 
not  identify  and  attribute  tokens  that  can  be  readily  identified  by  consulting 
the  catalogs.  The  Verification  Officer  at  his/her  discretion  may  decline  to 
examine  tokens  that  are  readily  identifiable  from  the  catalogs. 

3.  No  more  than  four  specimens  in  one  package  will  be  accepted  by  the 
Service  without  prior  correspondence  with  the  Verification  Officer. 

4.  Upon  return  to  the  owner,  all  specimens  will  be  insured  for  a minimum 
value  of  $10  per  token.  The  owner  has  the  option  of  requesting  and 
paying  for  insurance  and/or  registered  mail  at  a value  declared  by  the 
owner.  The  CWTS  cannot  be  responsible  for  insurance  above  the 
minimum  without  this  value  submitted. 

5.  All  specimens  must  be  submitted  in  2 x 2 vinyl  or  Mylar  flips.  The 
service  cannot  be  responsible  for  specimens  in  special  holders  or 
cardboard,  stapled  holders.  (This  requirement  will  protect  against  possible 
damage  upon  removal.)  Specimens  will  usually  be  removed  from  the 
holder  by  the  Service.  Most  will  have  a specific  gravity  determination. 
This  requires  the  token  be  submerged  in  water. 

6.  Unless  permission  is  specifically  denied  on  the  request,  the  Service 
may  do  a touchstone  test  on  the  edge  of  the  token.  This  will  usually  be 
done  to  differentiate  copper,  brass,  and  copper-nickel. 

7.  The  submitter  should  state  the  specific  information  or  question  to  be 
answered  regarding  the  specimen. 

8.  The  Verificaton  Service  will  not  assign  a rarity  to  any  new  find.  A copy 
of  the  new  find  certificate  will  be  submitted  to  the  editor  of  the  new 
storecard  catalog  and/or  to  the  editor  of  the  patriotic  catalog.  The 
assignment  of  rarity  can  be  more  accurately  done  by  the  cataloguing  staff. 

9.  All  specimens  must  be  accompanied  by  a properly  filled  in  request 
form,  copies  of  which  are  available  in  this  and  previous  Journal  editions. 

10.  Six  weeks  must  be  allowed  for  the  return  of  specimens. 


*CWT*Books*in*the*News* 

2nd  Edition  U.S.  Civil  War  Storecards.  (650  pages)  Reprinted  due  to 
popular  demand  Lists  all  merchant  issuers  of  Civil  War  Tokens  by  state  and 
town.  Thousands  of  tokens  arc  depicted  with  their  rarity  numbers  and 
numerous  charts  included.  A necessary  reference  for  the  Storecard  collector. 

S100.00  for  non  members  and  S 85.00  for  members. 

5th  Edition  Patriotic  Civil  War  Tokens  (436  pages)  [2007  winner  of  the 
Numismatic  Literary  Guild's  "Extraordinary  Merit"  Award],  Completely 
revised  edition  with  more  than  120  new  entries,  36  new  dies,  updated 
rarities,  listing  changes  and  comprehensive  'Die-a-Grams'  for  determining 
die  numbers.  The  basic  reference  for  Patriotic  tokens.  S35  for  non-members 
and  S30  for  members. 

The  Civil  War  Token  Collectors  Guide  by  Kanzinger  (Price  guide  - 236 
pages)  A comprehensive  list  of  each  tokens  value  according  to  the  token's 
condition  with  a rarity  scale  on  Towns,  a separate  listing  of  the  rarest  store 
cards  and  filled  with  information,  which  gives  the  Civil  War  token  collector 
an  idea  as  to  the  value  of  his  collection  w ith  suggestions  and  listings  on 
collecting  by  themes.  Softcover:  S30,  Member  Price  S25;  Hard:  S37 
Member  S30 

Civil  War  Store  Cards  of  Cincinnati:  by  John  Ostendorf.  This  book  is  383 
pages  long,  and  describes  the  millions  of  metallic  store  card  tokens  which 
were  produced  at  Cincinnati  for  merchants  ranging  from  New  York  to 
Kansas  and  Alabama  to  Minnesota.  The  softcover  edition  of  the  book  may  be 
purchased  from  Lulu.com  for  $25.50  plus  shipping  at  ww.Lulu.com/content/ 
1281558.  The  hardcover  edition  is  available  for  $38.00  plus  shipping  at 
www. Lulu. com/content/1 372848.  The  hardcover  edition  will  also  be  sold  to 
CWTS  members  from  its  bookstore  on  the  Society's  Web  site.  See  the  "Book 
Preview"  on  either  of  the  above  Web  sites  to  view  the  first  nine  pages  of  the 
book. 

Please  make  out  your  check  or  money  order  for  these  books  to  the  CWTS  and 
mail  it  to:  Jud  Petrie,  Book  Manager,  Box  22,  Belfast,  ME  04915.  email: 
exonumist  g aol.com  Or,  if  you  have  a paypal  account,  you  can  go  directly  to 
the  paypal  website  at  www.paypal.com  and  make  an  electronic  payment 
("send  money")  to  cwtpal@aol.com  Please  be  sure  to  note  in  the  comments 
that  it  is  for  the  reprinted  storecard  book  and/or  the  5th  edition  patriotic 
Dook. 


***More***CWTS***Books!** 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Reprints  : 

Volume  I (1967-1972)  560pp  Hardcover 
Volume  II  (1973-1976)  548pp  Hardcover 
Volume  III  (1977-1982)  724pp  Hardcover 
Volume  IV  (1983-1986)  690pp  Hardcover 
Volume  V Hardcover 
Volume  VI  Hardcover 

Each  volume:  Non-Member  Price:  $25.00  Member  $20.00 

MEMBER  SPECIALS  : 

Any  Two  Journal  Reprints:  $30.00 

Any  Three  Journal  Reprints:  $45.00 

Any  Four  Journal  Reprints:  $60.00 

Any  Five  Journal  Reprints:  $75.00 

All  Six  Journal  Reprints:  $90.00 

(Specify  volumes  needed  if  ordering  fewer  than  six.) 

The  Civil  War  Token  Journal  Back  Issues  : 

Non-Member  Price:  $3.00  Member  Price:  $2.50 
(Please  specify  issue  numbers.) 

Any  Five  Journal  Back  Issues:  $10.00 

(NOTE:  Many  issues  are  sold  out  - email  for  availability 
of  specific  issues.) 

All  books  can  be  purchased  on-line  at  our  web-site 
www.CWTSociety.com  or  contact: 

Jud  Petrie,  Book  Manager 
P.O.  Box  22  Belfast,  ME  04915 
exonumist@aol.com 


THE  CWTS  Hall  of  Fame 
Inductee  Medal  Program 

2002  and  2003  27mm  Inductee  Medals 

Complete  Sets  (All  inductees  in  four  metals,  only  way  to  get  nickel) 

2002  Original  (32  pcs)  $250.00  ‘only  28  sets  left 

2002  Corrected  (16  pcs)  $125.00  (See  Previous  article  for  information) 

2002  Combined  error/corrected  (48  pcs)  $350.00 

2003  (12  pcs)  $100.00 

Sterling  Silver  Sets 

2002  Original  (eight  pcs)  $110.00 

2002  Corrected  (four  pcs)  $55.00 

2003  (three  pcs)  $42.00 

Brass  Sets 

2002  Original  (eight  pcs)  $45.00 

2002  Corrected  (four  pcs)  $22.00 

2003  (three  pcs)  $16.00 

Copper  Sets 

2002  Original  (eight  pcs)  $30.00 

2002  Corrected  (four  pcs)  $15.00 

2003  (three  pcs)  $12.00 

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from  list  below  $25.00/ea. 

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M.  Fuld  (Error),  M.  Fuld  (Corrected),  J.  Guttag,  G.  Hetrich  (Error),  G.  Hetrich 
(Corrected),  JNT  Levick,  J.  Stanton,  J.  Barnet  D.  Cade,  and  W.  Lanphear. 

Dansco  Albums  are  available  @ $20  each  (Includes  four  27mm  pages).  Shipping  is  $5  for 
20  medals  or  less,  $12  for  21  medals  or  more. 


Checks  or  money  orders  made  out  to  the  CWTS  w/set  choices. 

Steve  Tanenbaum 
Box  297068 
Kingsway  Station 
Brooklyn,  NY  11229-7068 


PATRIOTIC  CIVIL  WAR  TOKENS  FOR  SALE 


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$79 

63/443  a 

NGC  AU  58  BN 

$69 

188/384  b 

NGC  AU  50 

$265 

337/350  a 

AU 

$59 

64/362  a 

NGC  MS  63  BN 

$450 

189/399  a 

AU 

$59 

390/434  a 

NGC  MS  63  RB 

$185 

65/371  a 

VF 

$59 

189/399  a 

NGC  MS  64  BN 

$129 

449/471  a 

BU 

$105 

66/370  a 

VF 

$24 

191/443  a 

AU 

$59 

450/471  a 

CHAU 

$79 

68/198  a 

XF/AU 

$79 

191/443  a 

NGC  AU  50  BN 

$65 

450/471  a 

NGC  AU  53  BN 

$69 

69/369  a 

AU 

$69 

196/355  a 

NGC  MS  63  BN 

$139 

511/516  m NGC  AU  58 

$1,150 

77/331  a 

NGC  MS  64  BN 

$249 

197/380  a 

CHAU 

$49 

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Wealth  of  the  South  Mulings  Bolen  Tokens 
Merriam  Tokens  and  Medals 
R-8  to  R-10  CW  Store  Cards  and  Patriotics 


For  my  own  personal  reference  collection  (which  I began  in 
1955,  adding  CWT  beginning  in  1957;  in  1960  I was  a founder  of  the 
Token  and  Medal  Society).  I would  like  to  buy  especially  choice,  rare, 
and  interesting  specimens  in  all  metals.  There  are  thousands  of  CWT 
I still  need! 

In  addition,  I would  like  "go-withs"  relating  to  John  A. 
Bolen,  Joseph  Merriam,  and  any  other  Civil  War  era  die  sinker 
(Stanton,  Murdock,  Lanphear,  Bridgens,  et  al.)  - such  things  as 
advertisements,  scrip,  correspondence,  or  anything  else 
contemporary  to  the  1860s. 

If  you  will  describe  and  price  what  you  have,  I will  give  an 
immediate  decision  and,  if  I make  a purchase,  immediate  payment  in 
full. 


Dave  Bowers 
P.O.  Box  539 

Wolfeboro  Falls,  NH  03896-0539 
Email:  qdbarchive@metrocast.net 


Civil  War  Token  Society 

Bid  Sheet  Auction  No. 

Mail  bid  sheets  to:  David  W.  Vroom 
21511  Pepperberry  Trail 
Spring,  TX  77388 

Name 

Add  ress 

City,  State,  Zip 

Telephone  { ) 

Signature 


LOT  NO. 

BIO 

LOT  NO. 

BID 

LOT  NO. 

BID 

If  the  Journal  is  ever  late  for  any  reason,  the  bidding  deadline 
for  ibis  auction  will  be  extended.  Bid! 


is  pleased  to  present 


The  most  important  auction 
offering  of  our  generation 

As  a member  of  the  Civil  War  Token  Society  you  are 
invited  to  request  complimentary  copies  of  the  catalogues 
we  are  preparing  that  will  include  the  Alan  Bleviss 
Collection.  Mr.  Bleviss,  distinguished  past  president  of  our 
Society,  has  gathered  together  one  of  the  finest  collection 
of  Civil  War  store  cards  ever  formed.  His  cabinet  is 
comprehensive  and  is  replete  with  superb  specimens  from 
many  issuers,  ranging  from  the  expected  and  eminently 
affordable  to  landmark  scarcities  and  rarities. 

In  addition,  the  collection  includes  a representative 
selection  of  sutlers’  tokens,  including  approximately  75 
examples,  and  encased  postage  stamps. 

The  catalogue  is  being  prepared  by  Q.  David  Bowers, 
John  Pack,  Frank  Van  Valen,  Andrew  W.  Pollock  and 
the  Stack’s  staff.  The  Bleviss  Collection  is  planned  to  be 
offered  in  multiple  parts,  each  catalogue  complete  with 
tokens  from  particular  states.  The  planned  schedule  thus 
far  is:  (1)  With  the  Whitman  Coin  &.  Currency  Exposition 
in  Philadelphia  in  September  2009,  (2)  Stack’s  Fall 
Baltimore  Sale,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  November  2009; 
Stack’s  Americana  Sale,  New  York  City,  January  2010. 

One  each  of  the  catalogues  is  available,  subject  to 
supply,  to  you  as  a member  of  the  CWTS.  Additional 
copies  of  any  catalogue  can  be  ordered  for  $20  each,  again 
subject  to  availability. 

Whether  you  are  just  beginning  your  interest,  or  if 
you  have  been  a specialist  for  many  years,  the  Bleviss 
Collection  will  be  an  unprecedented  opportunity  to 
add  desirable  tokens  to  your  collection.  This  specialty  is 
dynamic,  the  market  for  it  is  excellent,  and  enthusiasm  is 
at  an  all-time  high.  Please  join  us. 

To  request  a complimentary  catalogue,  please  contact 
us  at  603-569-0823.  Remember,  quantities  are  limited. 


The  Alan  Bleviss  Collection 
OF  Civil  War  Store  Cards 


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